And the Story Continues

I have to start this with a heartfelt thanks to Mom and Dad for taking care of me. I actually did dishes last night for the first time, and I think I made cheese crisps for one dinner. Not much to claim for two weeks of housework. Oh, wait, Mom and I cleaned the arcadia doors yesterday. We're all relieved to see out the windows finally. That about wiped me out, but oh, it's pretty! My dog, my home and I would be a wreck without them. They are even staying until the 17th, to get me through a very busy next week. Thank you, thank you! They have done so much for me and I am so blessed!

The doctor just called back late this afternoon. He still doesn't have the written report from the CT scan, but is going on the preliminary report. I have "mild ground glass consolidation in my lower left lung". Seems like it means that instead of having clear lungs in the CT scan, the opacity of my lower left lung is like looking through ground glass. Not sure what caused it this time, but an infection can cause it, so he's putting me on Zithromax, an antibiotic. I had no phlegm, no fever, no normal signs of an infection, so I'm glad the CT scan caught it, whatever "it" is. It could be other things, but I'm not planning on it. The doctor wants to see me back in 10 days, and I have to have another CT scan (grrrrrrr!)in three months. I guess that's because it only shows up on a CT scan, and they have to make sure the antibiotic clears it up, and it really was an infection. Makes sense to me that it's my left lung because I still cannot sleep on my left side without my lungs bubbling and feeling like I'm under water. Slept great on Wednesday night, but last night was restless due to breathing issues.

And to end on a humorous note....according to the surgical report, they went in my "umbilical port", not my bellybutton. That cracked me up. I can just see me in a Star Trek Next Generation episode. So the next time you grab your little kids and give them a raspberry on the belly, you can tell them you're really just checking out a possible future umbilical port.

Thanks for your continued support. Hope all this detail doesn't drive you nuts!

Me