(Joshua Reporting):
Brianne is not doing well - she's in a lot pain, very tired, and just plain not well. She's been having trouble breathing because of the pneumonia and is in a lot of pain. They took her to get x-rays yesterday for her lungs and chest. She's having a very sharp pain in her side that keeps her from sleeping and makes her very uncomfortable. The PA said the pain is probably in her lung and comes from a combination of the pneumonia and the lung biopsy they did on Monday (or Tuesday?).
They're going to up her pain medicine and try to get her feeling better, but in the meantime, she's very upset, hyperventilating, and just struggling. She also has a fever, and we don't know when they'll be letting her out. It's really hard seeing her like this - she's like a weak, drowsy, wheezing, zombie.
(Update)
They'll be putting a new tripled lumen IJ/EJ line line in for Brianne that'll feed right into the jugular. It's a relatively minor procedure that they'll do in her room this afternoon. The nurse said the old tunneled pick line could be causing the infection and quite often the pic lines cause infections for patients. The new line will also have three things (the old one had 2) - i don't know the official title for "things," but she has these lines that they've put into her chest so they can giver her blood and medicine and now she'll have 3 instead of 2 so they can give her more blood and medicines (this was a planned addition and is not b/c of the pneumonia). All of this can be a bit confusing - especially when you read about it instead of seeing it.
Also - the nurse said that she'll likely be in the hospital for 1-2 weeks, so she probably has another week, but could get out sooner - it all depends on how she reacts to the medicines and
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It sounds as if Brianne is a very, very sick girl right now. I understand that those line sites or port sites (or whatever they're called) do often get infected. The problem is that people who have them are sick already and the infections just add to the misery.
I know it means a lot to Bri to have her family nearby when she is feeling so low. Please assure her that even though the rest of us who care about her are not there with her right now, our thoughts and prayers certainly are.
God bless all of you.
Love,
GGR
Brianne. I hope your day today was a better one. I hope your visitors brought in some sunshine today! Miss you and love you.
Donna
Brianne, (and family)
We continue to pray for your healing and that God will wrap His arms around you in this very hard time and give you peace.
i love you bri.
i miss you.
i'm praying for you.
i have your picture up in my office and i pray for you all the time.
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