Hi, my nephew is recovering from pneumonia and has just undergone a procedure where they got rid of all the puss from around his lung . We were told they would be cutting him but in fact they didn t and the nurse could not explain why. He now has had 5 drains in all since his admission and we don t seem to be advancing any. We have also been told he may need to be cut if this procedure hasn tworked. Why and what will that procedure be??