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    Wednesday, November 21, 2007

    NPO All Night

    Cole was NPO from 12 am last night til his procedures today. He had a bone marrow biopsy, a spinal tap with chemo and his picc line dressing changed. All of this was under anesthesia. NPO means "Nothing by mouth". I asked Dalynn what it was an acronym for, but she gave me one of those looks that says, "don't ask silly questions". In other words, it's nurse-speak!

    Cole woke up at 4 am asking for eggs. Bless his heart, he continued to be starved til his procedures. He woke up from the anesthesia asking for food! He proceeded to eat mac-n-cheese, a cheeseburger (a few bites, anyways), hummus and carrots, a couple glasses of milk and doritos. He had dorito cheese all over his fingers and a smile on his face.


    The preliminary results of his procedures were that he had drastically fewer cancer cells in his bone marrow. We don't know if he's going to hit the magic 5%, but we're definitely hopeful.

    EDIT:

    I had more for this post, but something happened when I posted it.

    2 comments:

    Suzanne McCarthy said...

    Praise the Lord, all the procedures went well. And it sounds like his appetite is much better. We'll keep on praying, knowing that God is doing a mighty work in your little one. Have a great Thanksgiving. we love you, Herb and Suzanne

    Suzanne McCarthy said...

    Praise the Lord, all the procedures went well. And it sounds like his appetite is much better. We'll keep on praying, knowing that God is doing a mighty work in your little one. Have a great Thanksgiving. we love you, Herb and Suzanne