Monday, May 25
Tyler is home!!!!!! It is amazing to me that you can come home so quickly after such a serious operation. Tyler was actually released on Saturday afternoon. He spent 24 hours in ICU and then sent to a private room. The doctor's removed his epidural on Saturday and they were watching him closely to determine how much pain he would be in after it wore off. The problem was it didn't so they released Tyler to go home. Guess when the pain medicine wore off...in the car just before they arrived at home. Sarah said it was very difficult getting Tyler out of the car and into bed because his pain was excruciating. He remained in bed until this afternoon when he got up and was ready to go out for dinner. Sarah said he has been taken 2 differ net types of morphine every 2 hours but today he only had 1 dose which is great.
Tyler will go to the hospital tomorrow for them to check his lung. They had a drainage tube inserted during the surgery and for a few days afterwards, It is very important that there is not blood or fluid build up. He had a lung resection done which means they removed the part of the lung where the small tumor was and stapled it together. Sarah said his lung would regenerate after time. The 12 inch incision that was made for the surgery was glued back together ...no staples or stitches. The incision looks like a very large scar.
What does all of this mean? Tyler's cancer metastasized to his lung. The doctor's believe it may have been there from the very beginning but was really really small. When his chemo ended it then began to grow so that is why he had the surgery to remove it. He will have a chest CT scan in 2 months to determine if the the cancer is gone. The doctor's gave the family 3 options. The family decided to wait patiently and trust God that in 2 months the tests would be clear. Tyler will not be participating in physical therapy until he is completely out of pain. He will remain on antibiotics for a while longer.
The family plans on traveling to California and Arizona to visit family and friends in June. Please pray Tyler will remain strong and healthy so they can enjoy this trip. It has been a long time since they have been on a trip together and this is something they are really looking forward to.
God has a plan for Tyler and we will remain faithful and trust God with our special friend. Continue to hold the family up in prayers. They draw their strength from
Him and lean on us for support.
Stay close, Kim
4 comments:
we miss you!!! txt me whenever u can bowling buddy o! and sydney too she misses u and she can't get over the fact that you like me better than her ;) hahaha we love you!!
PS- first comment :) haha
Hey Tyler...it's good to hear your home and making some progress. I hope you have a good start to your summer-and when you go to California and Arizona.
My family and I are praying everyday, stay strong because God is always good.
Liz
heyy tyler. we're all praying that you're feeling better and that the pain will go away soon. it's good to hear that you got to home and didn't have to stay at the hospital. ok so i'm assuming this "bowling buddy" person is either jessie or sarah... i'll get them later. haha. just kidding. but now i must be getting back to computer class again.. yayy.. but it's the last day in here so it's all good. bowling buddy correct in saying i miss you and can;t wait until you come back! we're always praying for. text me whenever you feel like it. love youu!
((sydney))
so i love texting you (:
and i had a great time today seeing you.
SO IM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CHUCKY CHEESE! yay.
we're too cool for anything but that. !
ill miss you bud but im coming soon.
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