December 26, 2009

We stopped by to see Teresa yesterday. Her brother Galen and his family were visiting also. I thought Teresa looked quite good. She was sitting up in bed, and ate her entire supper. Her wound has been packed and is hooked up to a woundvac, which is supposed to accelerate wound healing. She is on a fancy "do-dah" (her words) bed. It is a Clinitron bed, for those who want to know. She is scheduled for another procedure on Monday, to work on her wound. Her oncologist will return on Monday, also, and he and Teresa will decide what to do about her chemo. The chemo tends to slow healing, so they will take that into consideration. She is in room 1019, Building 4 at Wesley. Or the penthouse floor, as Teresa called it.
If anyone is traveling to Wichita in the next several days, give me a call and I'll send her mail (Christmas cards and letters) with you. My number is 620-222-2547. She expects to be there a week or so.

December 22, 2009 Post by Lorri

Teresa was admitted to Wesley Hospital in Wichita yesterday. She has a wound that is not healing well, so they decided she needed more aggressive treatment that is available in the inpatient setting. Some types of chemo can slow the healing process, so I suspect the chemo has played a role in this wound issue. Debby and Eunice are visiting today, I'll be stopping by on Christmas day. I believe that the tenative plan is for her to stay through the weekend.