Coming Home

Well the last few days have been a few days of relief. Things seem to be going in our favour. He has been able to increase his diet to the point where he can eat cream of wheat, ice-cream, toast and broth. Pain is very mild but only where the incision is. This morning the surgeon came in and put in the order to get his staples and IV taken out. He also gave the go ahead that he could go home. It will be nice to have him home. I will be able to help him in the night, he still sometimes has a hard time making it to the bathroom in time. Last night was his first night alone and he was too nervous to ask his nurse for help because he hadn't been too kind to him earlier on in the night. I am again so thankful for Layne's parents and making sure he always had someone there for him. I truly believe that has helped him significantly this time around. We are experts now but lets hope we never have to do this again!

A few days ago the surgeon showed Layne the x-rays before and after surgery. You could see a huge difference and it showed us the surgery needed to be done. It made us feel better about our decision to do the surgery and showed us the pain he was experiencing then was not the same pain he was experiencing before the surgery, even though it looked like it felt the same. Poor guy!

So once he said we could go home, Layne had a nap, he ate lunch and had a shower and we were on our way. Even though this time around feels like its been 100 times worse then last time, I still think he is leaps and bounds ahead mobility wise from the last surgery. He had been very sick for a long time before the last surgery and when he went home he could still hardly walk. This time we walked to our car together. I tried to have him wait at the entrance while I pulled our van up but he insisted on walking. Thankfully it wasn't too far!

The drive home wore him out. He is now sleeping in his own bed and he says it feels great! The boys did go up to Edmonton this week and I will head up there on Thursday to spend a few days with my family. It is quite peaceful sitting here typing this up - Thanks Mom and Dad! I am glad he has a few days to recuperate without the boys here. We miss them dearly though!

We meet with the oncologist next Thursday to review everything and discuss our future options. Layne is very nervous to even consider doing chemotherapy at this point. I don't blame him. Hopefully his mind can be at ease after our appointment next week and we can feel good about our options for the future. We will have lots of questions and hope all of our concerns can be addressed. I am off to make beds and give the bathroom a good clean while Layne rests. Here's to no more eventful days and no blog posts in the near future! Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers!

Ready to go home. You don't realize how much weight he lost until he put's his own clothes back on. Let the fattening up begin! We will have to weigh him once he wakes up.