Homeward Bound

Kay has been in the hospital at Good Sam in Puyallup since Tuesday for fluid and nutritional support while we have waited for her bowel to begin to function again.  The initial CT scan was felt to show a bowel blockage, but when a tube was placed through her nose to drain her stomach very little drainage happened.  This led to reevaluating whether there is a mechanical blockage, or maybe just a dysfunction of the small bowel related to medications including chemotherapy and the cancer in the abdominal cavity.  For the last 24 hours Kay has been able to drink clear fluids without much trouble, and today especially has been drinking well.  For lunch she had her diet advanced to “full liquids” (who would think of mashed potato and gravy as a liquid) and she is enjoying eating again.  No pain or problems so far, and the hope is that if she does well this afternoon we might go home tonight or maybe in the morning.

The future from there is less clear, but the first step is to go home and tolerate eating, regain some strength, and then figure out what to do from there. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and help.  Now to get in the Christmas spirit.