Marti is doing pretty well so far since the surgery on thursday. She recieved 2 units of blood yesterday. She still has 2 chest tubes in her L chest cavity--one is now draining only clear (serous) fluid that is no longer bloody. the other one still is draining clear but bloody fluid (serosanguinous) She is able to be up in a chair now. She is still in the ICU and we like her being there because she can be watched very closely. She has been able to eat some regular food and her vital signs are stable. She seems to be in decent spirits. She says definitely notices a difference now that her Left lung is no longer collapsed. This procedure is not 100% successful, but the one she had 4 years ago on the right side has worked great. Marti and I both love to have visitors, but calls are hard to keep up with and are tiring for her--however with text messages we will do our best to keep up.. Please spread the message to other friends and family that we have started up doing the blog again. Sara, John, and Janet were here for the surgery and a couple days afterwards---It was really nice having them here. John, Janet and I went to the seafood buffet Friday nite and they each got $20 free play at the casino because they were new. sara was going to stay longer but Maureen did so well that we had her go back to Logan and Nick early. I will keep this blog updated regularly until she is more stable.. thanks for all the moral support, and feel free to visit bob shalowitz