Tuesday morning they removed the top lobe from my right lung. The Doc said that when inflated the piece he removed was about the size of my hand. I was hoping to go home today but there are still bubbles in my drain tube. BTW, this ‘tube’ is just slightly smaller than a garden hose, no foolin, coming out of my right side between my armpit and my waist. Anyone want to discuss pain? Manoman! The right side of my chest feels like a Harley is parked on it and the (exhaust) pipe is also quite painful. Bandages are changed 4 times a day, day and night. Of course the nurses wake me @ 3:30 am every night to check my vitals….Hoping to go home mañana but I won’t know until then. All in all a pretty crappy experience I must say. Deep inhales are kind of impossible right now but I’m working on it. Still hard to get enough air behind a cough to bring up anything productive. For all you kids out there, don’t smoke! Suppose fifty+ years of non filter Camels had anything to do with it?