Recovery

Today marked the first day of recovery for Kallan after his major surgery.He's doing really well but still very sleepy.Even when awake he's still not himself but Dr Stalley himself said to him "your one tough little cookie".He also said that the tumor was quite large and had gotten in and around the muscle surrounding his shoulder.He explained that because of this he actually had to cut through some of the muscle and when the prosthesis was put in he was unable to re-attach some of the muscle because they were too short.As a result Kallan will lose some movement and strength in his arm but i know that in time he will understand that it's just a small price to pay. The pain team here have done a great job of keeping on top of his pain levels right from the word go.He has what they call a nerve block which is an extremely fine tube that they inserted in his neck close to the operated arm.That line has anesthetic slowly running through it which is working really well.He has morphine as back whenever he feels he needs it.He also has a drain coming from his arm aswell as a cathader(yes my eyes are watering just writing that).

After a long sleep in the afternoon he seemed a little brighter and Karina even managed to get a little giggle out of him.The docters and nurses have all remarked how wonderful he is coping considering the magnetude of his ordeal.We need to move Kal around regularly to limit the chance of blood clots and bed sores.Just moving Kal can be very painful for him but we don't hear a whimper from him,he's just an amazing kid(i may be a touch biased).

On a lighter note the iced chocolates are going down great(and regularly)and thanks to phil and the gift card(or were they business cards phil)he bought for me they will continue to do so.I'm sure my mum will fill anyone in on the business card joke if they wish