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Posted 2013-06-23T04:01:16Z

a quiet day...

and I said it was a good day...

well, a quiet day pretty much and any day where there's no issues is a good day... just one more day to check off as closer to recovery[...]

Posted 2013-06-22T02:16:40Z

day 3 post op

Hello

Day 3. Eric was moved to a really nice stepdown unit with a cool view of the mountains. He's doing really better than expected for the surgery he's had. He walks around the unit 3 or 4 times at least twice a day. He's recovering quickly. He started to recieve a small amount of food thtough his J tube to get his gut going again. The barrium swallow is monday and that will tell if he's able to take small amounts of food by mouth. He's in good sprits and more determined to recover as fast as he can.......tom[...]

Posted 2013-06-18T22:57:09Z

Post surgery

Hello all, The surgery began at about 8:45 this morning and ended at 2:30. The surgery went well. We still need to wait on the results of the pathology on the cancer. This should take a few days and we'll have better information on the seriousness of the cancer. The surgeon said that the esophagus was one of the worst he's seen and not surprised that Eric was having so much trouble eating and drinking. He looks as good as you could hope for a boy who has had major surgery. Smiles and jokes a little. He is in no pain. He is still sedated. I expect him to say groggy all night in ICU. Tomorrow he'll probably move to a step down unit for the remainder of his 2 week stay. I'm going to stop in, drop off his pack and watch him sleep for about a 1/2 hour or so. I don't expect he'll be especially chatty. I"ll post tomorrow with a up date and news. .....tom[...]

Posted 2013-06-14T15:27:41Z

PET scan results, Saturday BBQ, and surgery

For those who haven't heard, Eric had his PET scan June 5th and we got the news we were hoping for... there was no evidence of any cancer spread beyond the primary area of the esophagus.  So, Eric is still a candidate for the surgery and will go ahead with the operation this Tuesday the 18th at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora (Denver).  The doctors say he will probably be in the hospital about two weeks.[...]