Wow…I was just sitting here at my computer this morning typing an e-mail to my DB buddy in L.A. I looked down and what do I see?
My trach is hanging there by the neck band. The tube is all the way out of the hole. Oh geez, what to do now?
I tried to stick it back in, but I didn’t try very hard. I was afraid to push or touch it a lot. I went and woke Edward up. We called my mom and I said just to leave it out. I don’t want that blasted tube anyway. I was planning to have the doctor take it out Monday.
Well, we decided to go to the ER and see what they thought. They looked at me and saw that I could breathe fine on my own, even with the trach hole covered, and said that I could just leave the tube out and it would start closing on its own.
It is already starting to close, but they said it would take two months for it to heal completely. It’s that easy? Just take the tube out and let it do its thing? And to think, it was an accident that it came out on its own. Oh well, it’s more comfortable without it anyway.
by Paula Chapman, on 02.08.10 @ 11:05 am
Wow! It was time the tube came out ~ No Doubt~
So glad you are doing great and each day your getting stronger too girl ~
You are a Trooper Girl !! ~
love & blessings
Paula
by Carin, on 02.08.10 @ 5:13 pm
Freaky stuff. Wonder if you jiggled it in your sleep? My sister had a thing for taking her appliances for her teeth off in her sleep. Yea! You don’t need a trach anymore!
by hollyalonzo, on 02.10.10 @ 11:28 pm
Well the trach tube just sat in the hole in my throat. It wiggled around easily. There was a neck strap to keep in in place, but you could still wiggle it. I don’t think I bumped it or anything. I think what may have happened is while I was sitting here I cough too hard and it flew out. That sounds kind of funny, at least to me and my other friends I’ve talked about it with. If I really needed the trach, however, it wouldn’t have been too funny. Luckily in my case I was fine without it.