A good day to report

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Message from wife, Lynne

Peter had 3 days of "nil by mouth" for food and drink, with small chips of ice & sips of water to relieve his constant dry mouth, and a drip for hydration.  Yesterday Dr Thomson (who had inserted the 2 stents) carried out a gastroscopy and said the stent is not blocked.

After the surgery Peter was allowed light food and drink. From tomorrow he has been told he can order from the normal hospital menu.  He has been given drugs to help him sleep at night, and now has had 2 nights running when he hasn't has to vomit and has slept.  This has been wonderful, and he was looking so much improved today!  I go home in the evenings and  have had 3 straight nights of going to bed and sleeping through, and this has been quite wonderful for me also!

Today there has been great debate as to whether Peter should go back on the trial drug, and if so, when.  The decision made is that he will go back on it after breakfast tomorrow.  Dr Yipp, the Oncology specialist, doesn't think the trial drug was the cause of the weekend episode, but doesn't know what caused it.  Peter will be given something which we are told will mean his mouth doesn't get so dry and dyhydrated constantly. 

Thanks for all of your thoughts and support for us.  I'm at the hospital each day, so the blog is a great way for keeping you informed of our journey.  Peter is quite amazing and takes each day as it comes, and generally day times are good for him. He has been walking round the ward; and there is a sunny courtyard close by where we can go to get a daily dose of vitamin D. The medical staff are trying to improve the nights.
We will have the Palliative Care nurses to support us when Peter is discharged.