Walking on The Wild Side

Here's a quick rundown of today's progress so I have it documented:

• Disconnected from all IV connections.
• Took a shower (scrubbed off all residual "stickies" from surgery).
• Took several walks around the hospital floor and even got cleared to take a walk outside.
  
• Walked on the wild side, or should I say, walked across the street just to say we left hospital property for a few minutes.
  
• Increasing his solids intake---he should have more room for his stomach with the tumor and kidney absent.
  
• Abdomen still quite tender and pain in shoulders from air bubbles still working their way out from surgery.
• Pain will now be managed by morphine and Tylenol w/codeine as needed.
• Still in PICU, but only because of staffing issues on the regular floor. Will be transferred in the morning.
• Scheduled to start Round 6 of chemo in the morning.
• Hoping to be discharged by Friday afternoon, pending nausea control.
• Grandpa Chad is taking his shift at the hospital tonight---we'll see how he likes the sleepchair!