Dressing change #4 in eight days. This isn't going well. Saturday's dressing started leaking not too long after they changed it, then was fine for most of yesterday, then basically exploded last night. We managed to get the vacuum to hold through the night, but this afternoon, in place of PT/OT, Dave got yet another wound vac. Made for a pretty rough day.
Anne from Cardio-Pulmonary also came by today to do some more pulmonary rehab with Dave. So far, neither Dave nor I is sure that it is accomplishing much, but he's trying. Lots of "breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth" and diaphragmatic breathing (stomach breathing as opposed to chest breathing) to try to help him feel less out of breath. He coughed through most of the process, which made it really difficult to accomplish anything, but Anne said she would be back on Wednesday to try again.
Otherwise, pretty blah kind of Monday. Hopefully, the post tomorrow will be a little perkier. Till then...
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Hi guys! It was so great to see you last night. It is incredible to see you doing so well, Dave. What a difference from when we saw you in Knoxville. I think we need to have a Phase 10 rematch soon. It will give Mike a chance to catch on....again.:) Just want to give you guys encouragement for the long haul. I know it seems like the healing process is going to take forever, but think about how far you have come in such a short time. We were talking after we left about how much of a miracle this whole thing really is. It left us just in awe of the amazing God we serve. We are also just so impressed and inspired by you Kendahl and the way you care for Dave. It is fun to hear you planning your wedding and talking about the future. We will be seeing you again soon Dave. Keep up the good work in PT/OT and with all the other T's you have to work on!
Continuing in prayer,
Mike and Regan Vollette
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