August 2, 2013 Day 98
I am happy to report that Scotty was feeling better this morning. His fever is completely gone and his rash was looking much better. His oxygen was on 12 last night and they were able to move it down to 8. He had a broncoscopy at 10:00 am and a Esophagram at 1:30. When he returned to the room after the second procedure he was ready to eat ! He wanted a double cheesburger with lettuce, tomato and mayo, a pack of cheese peanut butter crackers, a dessert cookie and a vanilla shake. He said he was starving. I knew then he was feeling some better. His nurse got him the burger and fries and he did eat most of the burger. He was full after that. As of right now I have nothing new to report and the doctors are waiting for the cultures to grow to reveal what type of pneumonia we are dealing with. In the meantime they are treating him with 3 different types of antibiotics. The doctor did say he had a pretty bad case and they hope to get to the bottom of why he keeps catching the pneumonia. They have determined that his rash is a fungus and they are able to treat it with creme. He did have a few cat naps in between procedures today and Deborah just called to tell me he had the nurse to get her on the phone so he could check on her and Noah. Deborah will take him his cell phone tomorrow morning so he can check on everyone and keep in touch with the outside world. Dr. Sumrall the medical oncologist stopped by this afternoon and told us she would be looking at all his test results and get back to us the first of next week about where we go from here. She did say this was a set back in her plans but hopefully he will overcome this pneumonia very quickly. She also pointed out that we had a good team working on Scotty and that he was in the best place for him to get the best possible care.
Please pray for Scotty's body to fight this pneumonia so he can get back home and recuperate. Pray for our safe travels to and from the hospital. Pray for Deborah as she prepares her classroom for the up-coming school year. Pray for Noah to have a peaceful week as he tries to understand why his Dad is sick again.
