We got to the hospital at 7 AM this morning and Michael weighed in at 173. They gave Michael 2 units of fresh frozen plasma to ensure his blood was clotting. Then we waited for the surgeon. At about 11:30 AM he started the abdominal tap. The doctor took out 4 liters of fluid from Michael's belly. He could have easily taken more but he was reluctant to do so because he was worried his blood pressure would drop. The procedure only lasted about 20 minutes which consisted of waiting for the 4 empty bottles to fill up with the yucky yellow fluid that had accumulated. About 5 minutes after the doctor was done and gone Michael started experiencing severe pain at the injection site. He said the pain ranked a 10 which is bad. The wonderful nurses loaded him up with morphine and we waited for the pain to subside which took about 30 minutes or so. We got him back on the scale and he was down to 165...he had lost 8 lbs! That's how miserable he was!! I am not kidding when I say he looked like he was about 11 months pregnant! We got home about 3 PM. They are not sure how long before the fluid accumulates again...but it will. His liver is not functioning. His bilirubin was 18. Chemo is no longer an option.

He goes tomorrow to see the gastroenterologist and to have an ultrasound done of his liver. He is sick of me hovering over him so I am going to work tomorrow. I'll probably leave to go with him to see the gastroenterologist. I can only hope and pray that the doctor finds something that can be done to improve Michael's liver function. Please....everybody pray.....