Last night was a little better again. I was a little late on one of my pain dosages again and got a little nauseous, but it subsided quickly.

I went to the hospital this morning to get my blood drawn for some lab work and then we headed off to the liver surgeon's office (in one of the buildings at the hospital). Unfortunately the outpatient lab at this hospital doesn't access ports so they had to draw blood from my arm. My poor body has some many pokes and scrapes on it it is sad. My appointment with the liver surgeon went really well. She said that the drainage looks really good so she removed my tube. She also looked at my incision and felt around some and everything looks good. It was pretty weird when she pulled the tube out of my stomach. I could feel it coming out - probably 3-4 inches worth of tube. After that it drained for a little bit and it was weird seeing liquid come out of a hole in my stomach. They don't stitch it up at all - just wait for it to heal on its own. She did attach a type of bag to my hole that makes a seal around it so that it will drain into a bag that just hangs there. At the bottom it folds up and velcros shut so that I can drain it and then close it up again. She gave me an extra one and said to use it as long as there is still some drainage coming out. It should seal up on its own and the fluid should just be absorbed and disposed of by my body. She said that my stomach may become a little distorted and if it becomes painful than I may have to go in to have the fluid drained with a needle. It's definitely nice not having that drain on me anymore!