Larry's recovery does not seem to be moving forward. I don't think he's feeling any worse overall, he just doesn't seem to be making any progress. So tired all the time and no appetite. Looks like the feeding tube will be with us a little longer than planned.
A couple days after my last post (5/21), Larry started getting “ickyness” oozing out around the feeding tube. I called late one night an spoke to the on call physician. He didn’t seem alarmed, but suggested we have our family physician check it and do a culture. Culture shows no infection, but the oozing continues. I called the surgeon's office today and they want to see Larry in the office tomorrow. They may decide to swap out the tube - not sure how they do it, but a fellow patient at Hope Lodge had his replaced and said it was a pretty quick and simple procedure.
Maybe it’s all related to the issue with the feeding tube, or maybe this is normal after the “insurance” round of chemo/radiation. In any case, we’ll both feel much better after the experts check him out tomorrow.
Another change for us. I went back to work on 5/23. Wooohooo! Going to work never felt so good - a return to "normal". Even though Larry isn't feeling as good as he would like, he has made tremendous progress has been managing just fine at home. School will be out soon and he'll have the boys to keep him company.
I'll post another update Wednesday after tomorrow's Cleveland trip.
Pat
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