Here's to tube-free living!

The last of the dreaded tubes was removed about 20 minutes ago. No more NG Tube baby! The relief was instantaneous. They want to her to start eating a clear liquid diet today, and barring any issues, WE GO HOME TOMORROW!

I can't even begin to explain the sensation when they said "...go home tomorrow." I thought Caren was going to pass out, it's unclear when it was due to not eating for 11-days or the sheer joy of knowing we would be getting out of here soon.

She'll start eating at lunch and we go from there. For the first time, I feel like there might be an end in sight. We still have a long way to go, but getting home is the first step on that next part of the journey.

Other than a week and a half of our lives, 6 feet of colon and a gall bladder, the only other thing we lost was about 15 pounds of Caren and counting! I keep telling her this is not supposed to be a perk of the procedure, but she insists it's a good thing.

I'll be in touch soon.