April 27, 2008

Stew is sounding like he feels a bit better now, says he does feel a bit better, though he was having considerable pain today. But his vacuum has been removed, so his wound is healing well.

April 22, 2008

Well, this is frustrating. Stew is still throwing up everything he eats. He had to get rehydrated today. Tomorrow he goes back in for chemo. His doctor is clueless. Surgery was supposed to fix this problem.

He's not feeling very good. I'm planning a trip down there end of next month.

April 8, 2008

Stew went home last night after all. So that's all the news for now.

April 7, 2008: 5 pm

The plan WAS for Stew to go home today. Alas, the plan failed. Isn't that so annoying, when a good plan fails? It wasn't because he's not ready to go home, it's because someone screwed up the vacuum order and the vacuum didn't go to the right place, and he must have the vacuum to go home with. Or to. Or something. Anyway. It's the vacuum. Tomorrow the vacuum should be at the right place and he can go home.

Not that he's not READY.

April 7, 2008

Stew says he might get to go home today. He's a bit nervous about it, what with the incision popping open incident last week and all.

He also said he had this weird feeling. I asked about it. He said, "It feels like no one's listening to me."

So I said, "No one's listening to you?"

And he responded: "No, they just keep repeating what I say."

And I said, "They just keep repeating what you say? Like I do?"

And he said, "Yes, like that."

I said, "Oh."

Lot of help I am. Yes, I am here to reinforce the impression that no one's listening to you, and we're all just repeating what you say!

Further updates to follow.

April 6, 2008

Proceeding well. Hospital food inedible, and he won't eat it for fear of being overcame with the throwing up thing. No infection in the wound and it's healing, still have a bit of an opening and they're concerned about the long drive home -- 44 miles could be difficult on a wound that's not quite closed apparently. He's surving on Gatorade, protein bars, and Jamba Juice being smuggled in from the outside . . . okay, perhaps it's not being smuggled in, the doctors say whatever he'll eat is fine, and since the hospital food is not agreeing with him . . . He keeps the food down an he'll be able to go home in a few days.

April 5: 10:30 am

When I called Stew this morning he sounded good. At the time, he was his feet were being attended to by his sister, Margee, who flew in to be with him while he's in the hospital. A foot rub is just what he needed today. He's not allowed to move much because of the incision healing thing, but he doesn't seem particularly uncomfortable. Pain when he moves too much at this point, but otherwise proceeding a-ok!