6 LITERS!

Wow! What a day! I am so glad I decided to go with Bill today. Seeing is believing. They took out 6 LITERS of fluid today... yes, 6 liters. It took about an hour to get all of it out. He is 15 pounds lighter than he was this morning. He not only feels better, but really looks like he has lost 50+ pounds. It's a little crazy!! I hope it lasts longer this time. The nurse told him he needs a standing appointment to have his stomach drained every other week. I kick myself for not taking a picture of the 6 liters, I will make up for the lack of fluid photo with A TON of pictures from our adventure tonight.

We went bowling with the Rhone's tonight. Bill has had a hankering to go bowling and we were teasing him that he should call Make-a-Wish and choose a pop star to go with him. (My vote was for Justin Timberlake.) Now, I know you are probably thinking that is a really cruel joke, but you have to remember that when you live this day in and day out, you have to laugh and joke once and awhile. Bowling was a blast! We were not very good... OK, we were pretty bad. In fact, I'm fairly certain that we were on a faulty lane. Could ALL of us really be that bad? We did have a scare, though. On Bill's first frame, he fell... yes, fell. Thankfully, he got up laughing - actually, thankfully, he got up and wasn't hurt. He'll probably be a little sore tomorrow. Mark brought an incredible symbol of Bill's draining today! Take a look at the soda picture. It's a great visual for the 6 liters. Those 3 (2-liter) soda bottles represent the amount that was removed - it's an insane amount of extra fluid.

We wrapped up bowling early and headed home. We picked up Bill's new pain prescription of Oxycontin, that he started tonight. We don't know if it's the new meds, or the draining, but he said that he felt weird. I have a feeling it could be a combo of both things. Stay tuned...