New Plan or Old Plan with new timing?

I've been sitting here for a while, trying to congeal all this into a concise package. That should be easy, but this is a case where I tried to think and nothing happened! [:D] The news that Sharon reported this AM is, indeed, very favorable and exciting, with it's promise of no additional operation. This is true as far as it goes but that's not the whole story. The remainder of the story is that IF the Vac doesn't complete it's job, OR if further cultures show an additional amount of aspergellus growth, AND that is contributing to a continued production of fluid in the cavity, THEN, another "clean-out" will likely be in order. This could be a "simple" debridement or a completely fresh start with everything removed. It appeared earlier in the week that this was the ONLY option, but a new Vac installation technique has given additional hope that the easier course will work. OK, are you now as swimmy headed as I am with all the options? How long is she going to be in the hospital? Are they going to operate? Can they save the remaining portion of the old prosthesis? When are we headed back to Nashville? How long are we going to be in the Extended Stay after she's released? Sorry, I didn't intend to make this sound like a teaser for "As The Worm, er, I mean, World Turns". All these answers contain the same IF's, DEPENDS', and THENs! (No, I did NOT mean either of us is wearing Depends!)

All that aside, Sharon is in good spirits! We spent a large bit of the early afternoon going through our latest shipment of mail! It's amazing how well you can get by on a daily basis without having your daily mail fix! First mail in about two weeks and all was well with the world! Thanks, Wanda!

It has turned a little bit cool this afternoon! A double cold front managed to punch it's way through, and while it is certainly no Blue Norther like I've experenced in this area of Texas in years past, the low 50's that it is out right now feels chilly! Bulli is enjoying his stay in the coach a little better with it cool!

Cheers!

Joe