Posted by Heather | Posted in Accident, Family, Holidays, Jack | Posted on 23-12-2007
So Jack had his bone scan and white blood cell tag this week… very interesting how technology works and what it can show us about our own bodies… anyway, so the good news – there is no osteomyelitis in Jack’s leg! yay! That was the infection he had right after he got out of the hospital, resulting in 6 weeks of daily IV antibiotics. So… what IS there? Well, we don’t know that so much at this point, and the infectious disease doc is out of the country until after the first of the year (oh to be young and wealthy! lol). So we wait, and see, and pray really hard. God is in control! We believe that completely!
Fantastic news at the doctor this week… he recently changed my meds and they are now working properly! Yay! Hence the 15lb weight loss in the past month! Double YAY!! It’s nice to feel healthier.
Did Christmas with the family this evening before everyone heads off in their own directions. Presents, lights, singing, and good Mexican food. That’s what Christmas is all about folks!
Other than that, we’ve just been busy, busy, busy. Jack’s off to California for work stuff in a week or so (we just found out yesterday!), and I’m super busy at work with tradeshows, websites, brochures, and all that other fun stuff.
Happy Holidays!
~Heather
Brrr… it’s getting cold out there! Two days ago it was 80 degrees outside. Right now, it’s a chilly 34 degrees! Holy Cow! But I love, love, love cold weather. We don’t get much of it here in Texas, though.
I went with Jack to his doctor’s appointments this past week. He’s scheduled to go back next week for the bone scan and a white blood cell scan. These will help to show if the infection is bone or tissue. Once we know that, we will have a better idea of what the treatment will be. So yet again, we’re waiting… for tests, for doctors, for prognosis. And of course with the holidays, I’m sure the waiting won’t be short! lol That part I do remember!
Jack and I were talking the other day about spending the holidays in the hospital two years ago. My mom and dad brought us Thanksgiving dinner at the rehab hospital (a friend brought us leftovers just so it would be authentic! lol), and then we were lucky enough that Jack was discharged a couple of days before Christmas. I remember putting up the Christmas tree in Jack’s hospital room, wondering if that really was where we’d spend Christmas. I am so thankful for the doctors and nurses who took care of Jack during that time. There were times that I felt so lost among the medical terminology, the treatment options and the pressure of it all, but every single person was so kind, patient and understanding. I’ll never forget them.
Ok, so sorry about that little trip down memory lane…. we’ve been doing that a lot around here!
Gotta run… been baking cookies like crazy today, something about the holidays brings out the baker in me! :o)
~Heather
P.S. Awesome news… I’ve lost over 15lbs in the past month!! Yesterday I had to go buy a size smaller pants!! I’m so, so, so thrilled!! I’ll post later about all of that though!
So Jack had his bone scan and white blood cell tag this week… very interesting how technology works and what it can show us about our own bodies… anyway, so the good news – there is no osteomyelitis in Jack’s leg! yay! That was the infection he had right after he got out of the hospital, resulting in 6 weeks of daily IV antibiotics. So… what IS there? Well, we don’t know that so much at this point, and the infectious disease doc is out of the country until after the first of the year (oh to be young and wealthy! lol). So we wait, and see, and pray really hard. God is in control! We believe that completely!
