Well, we got a lot of what we had hoped for today. The epidural came out, as did some IVs, and some poop. Reb was feeling quite a bit better today. It was a great day for losing tubes hooked to your body. If he can now eat well, and drink well, they can remove the other IVs tomorrow, and he will be almost back to his old self. We are hoping for a Monday release now, in order to greet Jill at home.
The surgical resident also stopped in for a bit. We asked about the biopsy results. She said the little spot on the left side that they scooped out had great margins, but on the other side the tumors were right up close to the edge. The surgical team that worked on him are supposed to come in tomorrow and talk with him more about the options now. It sounds like another round of chemo is in order. She said tumors can shoot out tiny microscopic roots, and those are really hard to catch. She wished she could tell us they got great margins, but she said it was really, really close.
We now move forward. Tomorrow Reb will get bedside church, and hopefully talk to the surgeons so we can have a little better idea what the chemo regimen will be. We are all hoping he can feel a little better tomorrow, and eat more, so he can lose the last of the tubing, and go home on Monday.
One interesting fact the nurse told us. If the intestines are touched at all during a procedure, they will be paralyzed for a while. It takes a few days for them to start working again. We hadn't ever heard that before, even during his previous surgery.
Tomorrow's goals are to get a good meal, keep doing poopies, and find out from the surgical team what the next step we take will be.
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