He ATE!!!

Ryan ended up back in the emergency room last night. He was very dehydrated and his pain was out of control. He got fluids and they changed his medications around, and he is like a new man today. He ate an entire 6" sub sandwich, and devoured the entire thing.

He had his chest CT and bone scan this morning. We will have the results at his oncology appt on Tuesday.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive and caring to our family. We love and appreciate you all!

Update

Ryan got 1/2 of his staples out today. They also repeated his labs and his blood count has slightly went up. He is feeling much better today.
We also have an appt with the oncologist next Tuesday the 1st of December. The correct spelling of the cancer is adrenal cortical carcinoma.

Update

We now have the official name of the type of cancer Ryan has - Adrenal Cortico Carcinoma.
He has a bone scan and CT scheduled for Friday.

We get to take him tomorrow morning to get his staples (all 40 of them) out.

Pathology Results

The pathology results just came in. The tumor was adrenal cancer. They did not see any signs of it spreading to the lymph nodes. They are meeting on Monday morning with the tumor board, to review the treatment plan and next steps. We will meet with the Oncologist next week. After our appt with his Dr tomorrow we will have the exact date for his appt.

He's Home

We just got home. Dr let us come home this afternoon, so Ryan can get some better rest. The ride was a bit painful, but he is resting now in bed watching TV. We have an appt in the morning to get all of the pathology results, and we take him Wednesday to get his staples out. Thank you everyone who has visited and called, we have very much enjoyed the company. We have such wonderful friends and families, and we will be forever grateful to all of you. I will post in the morning and let you all know the results.

The Kids Came to Visit

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Daddy with his boys!!

Amber, Kris, Jordi, Raegan, Kya and Jayden

Raegan, Kolby and Brody

Brody

So handsome in his tie

Kolby snuggling with Mommys pillow

Making Progress

YAY! He gets bathroom privys! They took the foley out this morning, and he has taken 3 walks already. The Dr said that we may be able to go home a bit early so we will wait and see. Still no gas . . . keep praying for gas!

We Moved

They just moved us out of CCU down to the 2nd floor room # 233. He took a shower and is back in bed now feeling pretty good. They took out his central line and he is off of the monitors.

Early Morning

Ryan got his drain out this morning and they are going to let him take a shower this morning. They are going to move us out of CCU to the surgical floor today.

Pictures

"Praise the Lord . . . they got it all"

First walk - afternoon 11.20.09

First Walk - afternoon of 11.20.09

Poor swollen eyes- morning of 11.20.09

After surgery 11.19.09

Before surgery - 11.19.09

Ryan and his brother Chad before surgery

Ryan and Ashley before checking in for surgery

He walked

Ryan got up and walked down the hall just now. His pain is better, and he is starting to get some faint bowel tones. Keep it up babe!

Brody, Raegan, and Kolby at Auntie Amber's

Kolby has to have the kitty on the horse with him.
Notice the cat clinging onto the horse for dear life as Kolby rocks it to death. Hehe

They all wanted to watch Ice Age and snuggle the kitties. 

Get well soon Ryan

good morning!

He's awake and feeling alive this morning! His pain is now under control. After a long night, and an unsuccessful epidural they started a pain pump and at about 2am, his pain was under control. Dr came in this am and, of course, the first question from Ryan was "where's my pictures?" He laughed and told Ryan he was sorry, no pictures, his hands were just a bit too full.
We're going to try to get him up this morning and work up some gas- I promise you will never again hear me praying for him to have gas, but today I'm praying for lots of it.I will try to get over to the office today and post some pictures. We will be in ccu for one more day and going to the floor sometime tomorrow. Tata for now!!

update

He has not yet come back from recovery. They said that his pain has been out of control, but they were just able to get his epidural in so they are hopeful that this will help him.

HE'S OUT!!!!

He is in recovery and doing well. They said that it went as well as could be expected. They will be sending him up to CCU in the next hour. Again, we are so thankful for all of your thoughts and prayers. God has definately worked wonders and Ryan is a miracle. We love and appreciate all of you.

General Surgeon is Finished

Dr states this was unbelievable. The worst case imaginable. Massive. Extensive. He could not believe the involvement. He has never seen a bigger more involved tumor. He said that it went excellent for the depth of the surgery. His main physician should be coming out soon. We are so fortunate that this was caught so quickly and that we will begin on a long road to recovery

IT'S OUT

The kidney is out. Hoooray. The dr said that he thinks he got it all and it does not show any signs of the cancer spreading anywhere else. They will be in surgery for about another hour or so

Update

The nurse just came out to tell us that the surgery is taking longer than expected. They have already given Ryan 2 units of blood and they have not been able to get the kidney out yet. She said that the tumor is a bit more involved than expected. They are estimating surgery to go until 7pm.

Update

Just rec'd a message that Ryan is doing good and the surgery is going well. They still have a ways to go so keep up those prayers!!!

Update

They couldn't get his epidural in. They attempted several times without luck. He is back in surgery and they will try again when he is asleep

Almost ready

He's back in pre-op. They are starting his epidural. Once he's back in the or they will put in his central line and his a line. After he's out they will send him to CCU. They har having some problems getting his epidural in, so its taking a bit longer than expected. Dr just came out and said they are getting ready to take him back.

The Big Day

We are getting ready to head over to the hospital. The boys stayed at my sisters last night, and slept well. I am so thankful that we do not have to worry about them-they are in great hands. Thank you again Am and Kris!
His surgery will start at 1pm and should take about 5 hours. I will post updates as soon as we get them. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers today. You have all been so supportive and we appreciate it so much. We love you all!!!-Ryan and Ashley

Ryan's surgery

It's scheduled

Thursday at 1pm Ryan will be having surgery at West Valley in Caldwell. They will be removing the 14cm mass, his left kidney and his gall bladder. They will send the mass into pathology and we should have the final results by Monday or Tuesday. They are saying that he will be kept in the hospital for 5 days after his surgery. We are looking forward to a successful surgery, as we begin on the road to recovery. :)