Michael's six-month appointment and biopsy went well yesterday. The clinic appointment was encouraging. Michael was given more freedoms with his diet and permission to be more active socially. It may even be possible for him to attend school during the last few weeks of the year. The doctors eliminated one more of his medications. Pending a good biopsy result, they agreed to remove Michael's broviac (the external central line) in the next couple of weeks. Each little bit of good news was like the old cliche: a breath of fresh air.
The biopsy itself went fine. He experienced some pain which lasted into today, but it was manageable. We wait now for up to two weeks for results. Michael has complained each time of a horrible taste in his mouth after the anesthesia. It seems like such a simple issue, but it makes any food or drink taste awful for the rest of the day. For someone who has had to fast for 12 hours, eating becomes quite important! It was one of my strangest prayer requests yet. As he was waking up, he swallowed hard and groggily said, "I don't taste it." Yesterday was full of these little things, but sometimes it's those little things that mean the most.
The biopsy itself went fine. He experienced some pain which lasted into today, but it was manageable. We wait now for up to two weeks for results. Michael has complained each time of a horrible taste in his mouth after the anesthesia. It seems like such a simple issue, but it makes any food or drink taste awful for the rest of the day. For someone who has had to fast for 12 hours, eating becomes quite important! It was one of my strangest prayer requests yet. As he was waking up, he swallowed hard and groggily said, "I don't taste it." Yesterday was full of these little things, but sometimes it's those little things that mean the most.
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