This has been our longest stay in the hospital to date, and we aren't done yet. A little setback today--More pain--so now he has to be off pain meds for 24 hours before he can have anything to eat or drink. Another scan today looked a little better and was encouraging. The doctor said to expect a few good days then maybe a bad one, hopefully this was it. Dennis is feeling much better and is able to walk around the floor, he does a few laps every couple of hours. He is watching a little TV which doesn't sound like much but up until now he has been in too much pain to focus and the noise was too distracting. He is very particular about having the room dark and total quiet when he sleeps so being here makes it hard for him to get a good nights rest. He is in the first room down the hall so everyone that visits the floor passes his door. When they have a "private" phone call to make they stand outside his room by the window and then talk real loud. The food carts also pass by and they have a new thing where you can order food at any time and they will bring it to your room so there is a constant stream of food going by. Other than that things are going well. Going without food isn't as hard as it sounds when you know the pain it can cause. He did get to eat a clear liquid diet Saturday and Sunday then full liquid on Monday even though he didn't eat much. Gotta take baby steps.