Too Many Cooks...

The last 12 hours have been a bit confusing.

1) I was told last night, that Alex's chest tube would be on suction until Saturday at the earliest, and that they would be doing daily chest x-rays to make sure everything was ok. This morning, a different set of surgeons said it would be Friday that they attempt the chest tube seal, and we have not seen an x-ray tech, and there are no orders for an x-ray today.

2) I was told yesterday that Alex was done with his C-Diff, and that they only needed a sample to confirm that the cure worked. This morning I have been told that TODAY was the last day of treatment, and that we needed a sample before they would let us out of the room. THEN, I was told that the surgery team "strongly felt" that Alex should be on a 14 day C-Diff protocol, instead of the standard 10 day. THEN, I was told that our main team would make the determination.

So we wait...

In the meantime, I was told that the lung mass was *not* sent for culture, like it was supposed to by the surgery team, as *clearly* indicated on Alex's chart. So, while they know it was not cancerous, they don't know exactly what it is. Alex's oncology team is *livid* at the screw-up, and are hoping that the slice of the mass that was sent for stain, will give them some sort of answer. So, we will be treating with a broad base anti-fungal, instead of a targeted therapy, since they aren't positive what type of fungus it was.