"You Gotta Have A Game Plan"

As you all probably know, we bolted a little after 11 yesterday, came home and she got up the stairs! A key accomplishment since that puts her in her bed and next to the bathroom and shower. She slept all afternoon till 7, ate then we watched a movie then a night’s sleep. Only ½ of a pain pill, she is tough.

This morning she had another shower and came downstairs using both legs. This is days after getting cut around more than half the circumference of her right leg! It is holding together well. Sean Boutros is the guy if you need any body parts rearranged.

We are going back to him at 9 tomorrow am and may get one or both of the drains pulled. That will be really good as it is a real hassle with tubes and little bulbs at the end that hold the drainage. Apparently you body can absorb aprox 25 cc per day and yesterday we got less on the upper and a little more on the lower. So we are anticipating that progress will occur today with activity of walking and the outflow will be less.

I feel like I have just been through a surgical residency program, really interesting stuff although I would prefer the subject not be Hope. (Wednesday AM he starts out with a sharpie sketching it out - said “you gotta have a game plan”)

Thanks to all for their help and positive thoughts and prayers.

Love, Ed

PS: Everything is real good especially since no lymph nodes were involved, however we do have the results of a genetic test outstanding. In about three weeks we get back results from 75 genes being analyzed that will determine if chemo will be of benefit for any events that may occur in the future. I think it is called onca typing.