14th Hospitalization - Day 1

Brett on Versed--the "I don't care" medicine. Given right before he went back to surgery...

Also, I want to call your attention to a page I created and added today to explain better about the various central venous catheters for anyone wants to know more about the ones I reference. It's located on the right sidebar, and it's called Broviacs, PICCs and Ports, Oh My!

5th Broviac Placement Day and 14th Admission

Brett had surgery today to place a Broviac central venous catheter. All went well with the anesthesia and the procedure. As I am writing this he is sleeping off the anesthesia and we are waiting on a bed to become available. His bronchoscopy cultures from last week only grew staph, so he will soon start the appropriate IV antibiotic. We will start treatment here at the hospital then finish the course at home. After treatment he will return for the Broviac to be removed. This will probably happen after the new year.

Brett sleeping off the meds

Getting his post-placement x-ray. Doesn't he look so small in the bed!