Thanks!
You guys are great!!! Thank you very much for your kind wishes and prayers. He looks better today, his color is pink. He tried to debate the charge nurse and his surgeon today about why he shouldn't have to breathe deeply and cough because it hurts him, so we know the argumentative part of him is still active. He lost the debate -- no pain, no gain in this scenario. He's not accustomed to feeling weak or sick or tied to a bed with tubes and drugs; well, none of us are. But, if he works hard on those deep breathing exercises, he should be home in about a week. We may have to follow up with chemo, but we'll cross that bridge when/if we come to it. Knowing that his friends are thinking about him is a very good thing and I'll make sure to print out all the posts and take them to him tomorrow.
Thanks so much -- Inez