Improvement but little steps....

Keifer's heart rate was 198 for hours ... finally down to about 110 but when he coughs on phlegm it goes up to 140 range. Also his oxygen when coughing is 70 with oxygen in his nose at a 2 but they turn it up to 4 and he stables out at 85ish .. so now down to a 2 again. Thomas is on nonstop .... he still refuses to eat or drink. The fluid build up is something called pleural effusion ... A pleural effusion is a buildup of extra fluid in the pleural space, which is the space between the edge of the lungs and the chest wall. Then Dr. said something about it coming from his lymph nodes and it is common from surgery but not as common to keep secreting this liquid so much for so long.They drained a lot of fluid so far and his stats are improving but go up and down ... and they are trying to wean him off oxygen tonight.He had really labored breathing with a grunt noise he made every breath .. it subsided while he slept earlier but now he is awake it is back again. With each new Dr. and nurse and RT and everyone when shift changes I have to repeat our entire story , symptoms and causes ... gets very annoying .. and we all know I dont get annoyed easily right? Fluid that drained off is up to 700 ML so far .....