Tuesday, October 20th
When Andrew had his CT scan last week they noticed a pool of fluid
lying right next to his new bladder - it was a lymphocele. He had 46
lymph nodes removed during his surgery so not surprising really that
this little pool had formed. Normally, it is absorbed by the body but
in Andrew's case there was an awful lot of it. Yesterday they put a
drain in to remove it - 310 ml came out!
Almost immediately, the pressure he had been feeling went away and,
more importantly, he needed to use the loo! Can't tell you how much
relief we BOTH felt!
More movements this morning too - looks like we won't be able to walk too far away from the bathroom today.
He still has NG tube in to his stomach but it is clamped for the moment
- Dr wants to see if his system is really up and running before taking
the tube out.
Thank you all for the great responses we've had - you have been so
supportive. I never once felt that I was here on my own, so thank you
all T xxxx
ps forgot to mention that the catheter comes out on Thursday
