Update...

Hello!  Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.  We brought Dad a delicious plate of turkey dinner to the hospital.  He scarfed everything down.  :-)

He's doing really good.  Today he will find out when they will remove his chest tube.  We had hoped his lung would be healed up by yesterday but after talking to a nurse this morning, Dad says she told him most people take more than 4-5 days for the lung to heal.  I think he's right on track to getting out of the hospital.  We haven't heard for sure yet, but hopefully Monday.  They are also going to remove his epidural and start him on oral pain meds today.  Hopefully he can get the meds regulated so that he's not in any pain.  Oh, and speaking of "pain"....... he's kind of a Pain in the A** patient.  :-)  He's not really excited about all the inconveniences of staying in the hospital.  He's not sleeping very well which doesn't help with the attitude.  But as soon as I get him alone, he's going to be getting an attitude adjustment just like I got back in the day.  We keep reminding him that all that matters is that he's alive and cancer free!  Jeff brought dad a book called , "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff."  Ha, ha.....

Yesterday Dad, Jeff, Jamie and I watched the Duck game at the hospital.  That was pretty fun.... and today I'm headed down to watch the Duck/Duke basketball game.   

So, all-in-all Dad's feeling pretty good.  He finally pooped yesterday!  He said it was worth a photo, but I thought I'd spare everyone and take a good one of his front side today to post.  :-)

Thanks for all the great comments..... Dad's been reading them from his iPhone.