Hi there. This is one of those hospital updates, where things look like they were going so brilliantly. Well, so I came into the Brompton, expecting to have, lung ablations, one on each lung. Although they said that if, the first lung collapsed they wouldn’t be able to do the second one, which is usually the case. My lungs have, on every available opportunity, collapsed. So, we were praying that wasn’t the case and that they could do both in one go. And, when I woke, that’s exactly what had happened. They’ve managed to do both. I had no drains in either lung. And they were expecting me to go home the same day, which was great news.

And then just before I was due to leave and go for your standard x ray just to check, and then they found that, there was an air bubble in the lining of the lung, which was not good news. So that meant that I had to had a drain put in. And that’s normally done during the ablation procedure and the general anaesthetic. But they weren’t able to do it on the general, so it had to happen under local anaesthetic. And, I can honestly say it’s one of the most painful experiences of my life.

So they went in just here, straight down about Yafa, into my lung. And I guess it’s like on the TV where you see them putting the pin, I guess, in the throat, to let the air out. It was the same kind of idea, but, right the way through my chest wall into my lung. And the pain was excruciating. And anyway, that was successful. And that was about this time last night, and then had a very, painful night. So literally every breath in was absolutely excruciating. So had no sleep. The pain meds didn’t really seem to kick in or, or make a massive effect.

But today, I’ve had 2 more x rays, which were really good. So they’ve been able to take the drain out. But as you can see, I’m still labouring a little bit to breathe because, it’s no nowhere near as painful as it was, but, it’s still hard to breathe that they have sorted the meds out. So I’m hoping for a bit of a better night sleep tonight and, to be able to go home tomorrow.

And, it’s difficult, isn’t it too? Think, well, why is it? Everything went so well and then all of a sudden everything went pear shaped. And those of you that followed me for a long time, well, see, that’s a bit of a theme that happened when I had, the, bowel surgery. The same thing. And it’s very easy to despair. But God’s good all the time.

And, I know that he’s with me, he’s numbered my days, he is the one that decides whether I woke up from the anaesthetic or not. He’s the one that decided whether I survived the, local anaesthetic in the drain. And, my life is safe in his hands, and I still choose to see the good. Both lungs have been done. And then whilst I’m in pain, it would have had my tears. I know that joy will come in the morning. So bless you all. Thank you all, everyone that’s prayed for me. But this is one of those videos where as always, I just wanna be real and honest about what’s going on. So thanks for watching, and, see you all soon.