Angie & Jim

Pneumothoraxby Jim

The doctors just came by for their morning rounds to give us an update.  The plans for today are the same: just rest.  Dr. Rogers told us the chest x-ray from last night looks great as far as fluid build-up is concerned.  He said it was, “dramatically different” from the x-ray taken when she first arrived.  So, that’s good.  He also told us about the pneumothorax that has developed in her right lung (this is the collapse I mentioned last night).  He said it is very small and isn’t dangerous as long as it doesn’t get any bigger.  They’ve got another x-ray scheduled for this morning to keep an eye on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax