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Tuesday -arrival at Hopkins at 6:30am/implanting of port
Wednesday - 2nd chemo treatment/oxygen level is low
Thursday -CAT scan shows fluid/one liter of fluid is drained/leave around 3:30pm

So, the low oxygen level was caused by the fluid in/or around the lungs that caused slight collapsing of the lung. After the fluid was drained, her oxygen level went from 80 to 93 to 96. Since her levels were back up, she was able to be discharged. It's possible this fluid was what caused the cough Mom has had since her surgery back in December (though she did have it checked out by her primary care doc....wish it could have been detected earlier but it's taken care of now.)

Though no time at the hospital is fun, it was nice for Mom and Dad to see some of the nurses who were with us back in December....Amy, Emily, Shamaica, and Aby....very special people! Shamaica discharged Mom back in December and discharged her today as well!