Last minute surgery-

We went in yesterday afternoon for a general surgery consult to discuss and schedule removing Ethan's port. Turns out, a patient had just cancelled an appointment for this morning, so they scheduled Ethan in. We did pre-surgery processing last night, got up eeeaaarly this am, and he was in and out in just a few hours! The surgery went smoothly, the doctors were very kind, and Ethan's already home playing his Wii. Kinda crazy how it was just thrown together, but it all worked out. He now will only have to get blood drawn every three months and will not have to be admitted if he gets a fever for a minor illness. YAY! We are glad it's done. We now have a souvenir, too. We have yet to keep anything left over from his surgeries, treatments, etc. but I thought keeping the port would be cool. Much easier to hold onto than a giant radiation mask. Until next post. <3