Please accept my apology.....I was so upset yesterday...we hadn't slept well in a couple of nights & both of us were extremely tired. They came in telling us that Joe had to have 2 units of blood & then they took him down & had a drain put in his right chest cavity (in his back). He had an infection in the left side called "alpha hemolytic strep". We were so depressed...it seemed like a dark tunnel with no light at the end. Thank you all for praying for us...we needed it.
Dr Mehran came by today saying we can leave the hospital tomorrow, but not to leave the area. Will still have both drain tubes w/bags & antibiotics. He will see us on the 12th to remove tubes, do bloodwork, etc...We get to start home next day..Aug 13th. At least we have a plan...We are looking forward to coming home...Please keep praying for us that we won't hit another bump in the road. Joe & Sandra