Another great clinic visit

Ben's doing amazing! He bounded in to clinic this morning so fast that I told him to slow down or he'd make the other patients jealous. He's definately back to his normal self, cracking jokes, smiling, laughing, much less tired than before the transplant. And, he's eating like a teenage boy. We joke about "First Breakfast", "Second Breakfast". "First Lunch", "Second Lunch", etc. Thankfully, for the past week, he hasn't lost any more weight but he's still not gaining anything back yet. Ben was already thin to begin with but after the transplant, he was dropping weight so fast. He's down about 14 pounds from before his surgery. For now, just not losing more pounds is a major victory. We'll work on beefing him up this summer.

So the offical report is that his liver levels came down even more over the past week, his wound is looking beautiful and the surgeon is very pleased with his progress. As of today, he's officially off of the insulin, no longer even has to test his blood sugar and he's been taken off of the blood pressure medication. And he can drive again. Well, as long as he's not taking the pain meds which isn't nearly as often now.

Keep in mind that he's only 29 days post transplant. Twenty. Nine. Days. It's amazing what a fully functioning liver can do for a person. And I think Ben deserves a lot of credit too. He's worked very hard, even the months before the transplant, to try to ensure the best outcome for himself. It's definately paying off. I'm so proud of him and I can't wait to see the strides he makes this week :)