Day 6

Blood pressure was much better through the night and this morning. They are averaging 90's/40's. He is in quite some pain, so they are keeping him on the morphine every 3 hours around the clock.

The urologist came in, and said that he looks great. He mentioned the surgery went very well, and they were pleased. The kidney, adrenal gland, and a portion of his ureter was removed - along with a few samples of his lymph nodes.

He wants us to stay here in the PICU one more day. He is starting to wake up more, and stir a bit.

One of the oncologists came in and mentioned that he would possibly not need chemotherapy right away, and that they may monitor him instead. He said that they would do a CT scan every 3 months to see if the cancer has returned. I do not agree with that decision. I know that in 3 months, a tumor can grow quite large. Isaac was only 8 months old at diagnosis, and his tumor was huge. This will definitely be discussed at our meeting.