We invite you to share your story!  If you have any insight or similar experiences, please comment.  I found this link this morning to an article that was published just over 1 week ago:

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/PTEN

Cam is home from surgery!  Feb 17 was his discharge date, 2 days more than expected...  He needed oxygen the first night and his pain was not helping him to want to take fluids.  The morphine and tylenol combination do work almost right away after the dose and now he is wanting popsicles, some drinks and he is definitely happier to be at home rather than in the hospital room!

The 2 hours of waiting while our little Cameron was in surgery were the longest 2 hours of our lives!  Seeing him in recovery was relieving but also worrisome since his breathing was very harsh - we came to find out that this was normal after the procedures that he underwent, and it eased off after a day or 2.  He cried for a bit when he woke up but soon realized his mommy and daddy were there and calmed down.

The surgeon did not see any further growths in his airway or esophagus when he performed the scope examinations - this is great news!  The pathology results on the tonsils will be back within a couple of weeks at which time we will be talking to the doctor again.

For now, we are watching him very closely for any signs of bleeding, laboured breathing and dehydration as we continue to offer soft foods and fluids while his throat heals.  We are proud of our little trooper!