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Mike was released from the hospital on Friday.  He is recovering well at home.  He'll be on an IV treatment for 14 days.  Unlike last time, however, these IV treatments will only last 30 minutes, rather than 5 hours at a time.  Thanks for continuing to pray for him.

Hospital Day Three

Mike had a CT scan on Wednesday and the liver function is good.  The issue is the fluid built up in his abdominen.  He continues to be on IV antibiotics and it looks like he might get released on Friday.

Hospital Day Two

The redness on Mike's abdominen marking the infection has shrunk somewhat, so the antibiotics must be working.  They also drained about a liter of fluid from his abdominen and are going to culture it to get a better idea of exactly what it is.  Mike didn't sleep too well Monday night because of all the hospital noise.  Hopefully he was able to get some rest last night - we haven't checked with him yet.  Thanks again for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers.

Back in the Hospital Again

Mike was admitted to IU Hospital this afternoon.  He has a large infection around the old drain site and is also retaining fluid.  He's in the hospital so they can give him IV antibiotics and culture the infection to find out exactly what they are dealing with.  Karen said he is in good spirits so far and is looking forward to feeling good once and for all.  Please keep him in your prayers.

Day 60

Physical therapy has been going well and Mike is getting some of his strength back.  His vision is fine but his speech is still slightly impaired, particularly when he is tired.  He has a doctor´s appointment today, so we will post another update after that.

Mike and Lilly

August 7, 2010

Day 51

Mike had a follow up appointment with the surgeon yesterday.  She said he's still on the right road to recovery.  He's been meeting with the physical and occupational therapists, as well as doing exercises on his own.  Thank you for continuing to keep him in your thoughts and prayers.