Larry continues to make small improvements each day. He spends all day and all night in his recliner - the best place for him since he is supposed to keep his head and chest elevated. I spent the first couple nights on the couch in the next room. Stephen and Mike found a buzzer from one of their board games - Larry uses it to call me in the middle of the night - works great! So, now I've moved to the bedroom.
My goal is to get him up more often to walk around the house and to start reducing the amount of pain medication he is taking. His goal is to be able to go to church next weekend!
Yesterday, I picked up the dog (Buddy) from the kennel and took him to the groomer for a good bath. He was so happy to see us when he finally got home.
Things are slowly returning to "normal" or as normal as they can be for now. Although, Mike, Stephen and I are struggling with eating - we feel guilty eating when Larry cannot. It will be several weeks before Larry can start drinking and eating. The hospital coached us on how to start introducing liquids and solids - a two week process before he will be completely weaned from the feeding tube. Looking forward to the day the doctor gives us the OK to start the process.
The first follow-up appointment with the surgeon and oncologist is April 4. At that appointment, I expect Larry to be scheduled for the "scope" a few weeks later. They will send a camera down his throat (while he is heavily sedated) to check that everything is healing properly. The results will determine when Larry can start drinking/eating.
Thank you all for your continued prayers, support, cards, calls, e-mails, blog comments, etc. Much appreciated.
Pat
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