The low residue diet.

They gave me soy milk for breakfast and I couldn't work out why. It is part of the fun new diet I'm on as I heal. I appealed to the dietician and got milk restored.

I might be able to go home this weekend. I know I say this every weekend but this time people feel good about it. My blood results are looking really good and the last wee bit of wound on my stomach is showing excellent signs of healing. I kept down the food I was given yesterday and my bowel started working again. I spent much of the night in the toilet. It takes awhile for things to 'thicken up.'

I'm off to theatre tomorrow to have the wound cleaned out again. Everyone seems hopeful that the wound is getting better. Some infectious disease docs came today to evaluate if more specialised antibiotics are required. It was a lengthy and at times confusing consultation. I'll let the surgeons tell me what the outcome is tomorrow!