Day 3

Well we have made it this far...I am so thankful. Ryan has had a good day today. He was given eggs and sausage for breakfast along with a biscuit. Ryan did not consume much, his main complaint with the food is TASTE. But can any of us blame him? I know I can sympathize...Ryan did eat about half his lunch - Turkey & Dressing, YUMMY! The one thing he is enjoying is drinking. He is able to suck on a straw....this makes it possible for him to empty a cup in no time. Ryan is doing well moving his body while in bed, he is able to turn his body from one side to another. At 11:30am the doctors removed the drain tube from his incision. They have decided to keep Ryan in ICU one more night for observation purposes. We have still not received the Pathologist Report (anxiously waiting). Ryan received Physical Therapy. He has shown that he has coordination but needs to work on building his strength. Ryan was able to sit on the side of the bed as well as stand on a stool. This took alot of his energy, but did not seem to raise his blood pressure or heart rate that much. Bo and I have decided that Ryan should have stitches placed on his Cow Skull Tatoo as a reminder of what he has accomplished!! He is such an amazing person and has accomplished a lot more in these few short days than I thought possible. It makes me very emotional to see how well he has done.

Just to let everyone know - this surgery did not change his sense of humor. He is fast to throw in a joke or say something he knows will agitate. He is still very full of smart a#* comments!!