Hello,
My husband woke up Saturday night and could not breath. He ended up at our local hospital with a traech (he was scheduled for one at UCLA but did not make it to the appt. date). The hospital here is convinced he has an infection too and have him on iv antibiotics. My husband has had yucky fistula's breaking through his skin on the outside and last week one broke inside just above his voicebox. This fluid makes him sick. I'm upset because I do not think anyone will be able to do anything about this drainage. I do not want my husband to be nauseated for the next few months and then the cancer starts to hurt. He feels good now except for this tummy problems. This just does not seem fair. I'm trying to reach our UCLA Dr. and have letters and medical records ready to go off to two other hospitals. I'm feeling like I can't do things quick enough and it's upsetting. Thanks for your comments.