Monday, August 10, 2009

Prayers Answered

Ryan's nurse today said that she thinks Ryan's body must have just needed a full day of rest yesterday and it was going to get it in some way.

Ryan is much better today. He ate macaroni and cheese and meatloaf for lunch and mashed potatoes, turkey, and yogurt for supper. He kept everything down today, no fevers either. They took his catheter out this afternoon, and they are scheduling surgery to hopefully take his port from his chest tomorrow. He should come home Wednesday, depending on when they can schedule surgery.

His doctor said he looked much better than he expected him to look today, especially after the call he got last night.

There will not be an 8th round of chemo. At this time, we don't know for sure everything that will happen, we will probably consult with a transplanter and Ryan may have to take maintenance chemo drugs (pills), but this is hopefully the last hospital stay.

He is still a bit swollen in his stomach, but all the other swelling has pretty much gone. Our God is a great God. There were a couple rough days when it was hard for me to stay positive because I couldn't understand why things would be going so well and then slam to a stop. It isn't always for us to understand God's plan, just accept them and go forward. We have, we will continue to do so.

-A

1 comment:

  1. Praise God for good reports! We are so thankful to hear things are looking up and Ryan should hopefully be done with the hospital! Good news indeed!!

    -Jill S.

    "How excellent is they loving kindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of they wings." -Psalm 36:7

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