Rubin is doing great today! I spent a few hours with him this afternoon, and he got up and walked around twice. He is getting up and moving around on his own and feels a lot better. The pain in his stomach is gone for the first time since November, and the only pain he feels now is from the incision. All of the nurses and doctors are impressed with how good he's doing and how much better he looks than he did before the surgery. He thinks he should get to come home this weekend! :) I am so ready to have my husband back! Although he hasn't spent every day in the hospital, he still has never felt "good" when he has been at home in between episodes. And we both knew that making plans was impossible because his health was so unpredictable. It will be so nice to get back to "normal" - whatever that is!!