The fellow just made his evening rounds, a bit before evening because his family is arriving from Ottawa, Canada, and confirmed what seems obvious from observing Charlie. He is much better. The drain is removing copious quantities of liquid from the abdomen, and the blood work is all fine. The culture of the drainage material was negative, but that was predicted, because Charlie was already on antibiotics.
Charlie's appetite is excellent, he looks well, and I am feeling very positive. The wound care team plans to send him home next week with an automated vacuum dressing that needs to be changed only every three days. We were both impressed with the size of the wound when it was fully opened up today for cleaning, but the team said it looks very good.
