Monday PM Update

1. Praise the Lord, Steve is out of ICU. He's now in a regular room by himself, still in isolation. Thanks to your prayers and the hardwork of all the doctors, nurses and staffs at Los Alamitos Medical Center.
2. Steve's WBC count is up to 6.6 and climbing; blood pressure is stable but a little on the high side; oxygenation is at 98% level; no more traces of fever; he's no longer bloated from water retention as he was couple days ago.
3. The G-tube and infection is still our biggest concern at this time. the GI doctor suggests a removal of the G-tube tomorrow and replace it with a nasogastric tube. The Primary doctor however seems to feel G-tube is the best choice at this time despite Steve's current high level of bacterial and fungal infection. They need to talk and decide by tomorrow.
4. The oncologist suggests a alteration to our current treatment. He wants to discontinue chemo but maintain the use of rutaxin in our next treatment. This will keep the cancer growth at bay while allow Steve to recover his physical strength, due to malnourishment.
5. Steve will have to go through a swallow test before drinking and eating again. Physical therapy will follow soon after his energy returns.