Now a small step forward

Just a tad of good news to close the day. They have not finished all the tests, but at this stage it looks like quite likely that the fluid is urine. (Not sure why it is so hard to tell, but it seems it is). They tell us that tomorrow they will know for certain, and they are starting to work through ways of identifying the cause of the urine in the abdomin. Tomorrow afternoon a specialist with a fancy ultrasound will come up and scan him. Now for the slightly better news. On looking at his abdomin, it appears physically to be less tight. While earlier today and yesterday there was a shiny sheen on it and very little movement, there are now slightly more dull patches that seem to move when he breathes. I noticed this, then the Doctor mentioned that he and the specialist had noticed this also. The actual diameter is not changing much, but the tension looks different. I think this is quite positive. He is still passing large quantities of urine since the new cathetor has been inserted. The Doctors views this as either a) very positive as he may be processing the liquid; or b) kind of concerning as it may mean he is becoming dehydrated. By my read, 400ml's in the 4 or so hours between my visits. Finally, in the ever chaning pressure being being applied by the breathing machine, he's back down to the lower setting. That's kind of good, but they are now saying its not really indicative of anything. We are praying that the extra urine, and the slightly lower tension are connected and that he is starting to process it away. We will find out tomorrow morning. Next update tomorrow after we visit him. Unless there is another change of plan this will be around 10am HK time.