Post-surgery Update, Day 3

Today was another busy day. Ryan has started to feel a little abdominal relief, and I think he was more talkative because he was feeling better. This seems to have caught up with him now that it's the end of the day though - he's pretty tired. The transport guys have just whisked him off to get a post-op head MRI, which is something he's resisted since the surgery because of the abdominal pain. We'll see how it goes.

We didn't see the flurry of doctors again, but did see a physical therapist and an occupational therapist. They were both impressed with how well Ryan is doing. He's much stronger and more mobile than they're used to seeing in this ward, I think. Dr. Diaz (his oncologist here at Hopkins) also came by, and we're working on a plan for the next steps of cancer treatment. Unfortunately, the disease is progressing faster than they'd expected, so Dr. Diaz would like to get him back on lower doses of chemotherapy as soon as possible to try to slow this down some. I think that all of this will happen in Florida - we need to make some appointments next week.

Today was also the first day that he was allowed to eat. He's been put on a liquid diet, but only wants Ensure, prune juice, and the Odwalla smoothies from the cafeteria. At least it's something!

So.. I think that's all for now. We might be home for Christmas, might not.