At 10:30 this morning Jim had his tracheostomy. We all went in to see him at 2pm, but he was still heavily sedated while coming out of the general anaesthetic. He will remain on a ventilator till this evening, after which the nurses expect him to breath naturally through the tracheo tube. Jim looked much more comfortable without the ventilator tube coming out of his mouth.
We are very proud of Jim getting through four major operations without serious complications. We are hoping that (apart from removing the tracheo tube later on) this is the last of them. He will now need to garner all his resources for the next phases of his treatment.
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Hi Andy (and family) ... 4 operations in the space of a week without complications is definitely something to be very thankful for. I've had 5 operations myself (fortunately spread over the space of 25 years) - being young, reasonably fit and having a supportive family helped my recovery every time. Jim will have the same things going for him.
ReplyDeleteI know all of us at the Department will be looking forward to hearing more good news about Jim's journey back to health.
Best wishes,
Ros