Sitting in the warm looking out at a cold, blowy day. Nothing at all planned today other watching old films on the TV. Ray made a fantastic potato and leek soup with garlic croutons, which was just what the doctor ordered on such a day.
He still has his cough , however, the test results came back yesterday and confirmed no infection found, which I think is good news. Any bacteria that had survived four weeks of two strong antibiotics would have proved scarily resistant. Hopefully, the main infection has now gone and the faint crackles he still gets occasionally as well as his cough will gradually disappear. There is a chance he has been left with a viral infection, in which case will need to make sure he doesn’t start to relapse but here’s looking at a problem free recovery.
All the advice seems to be take it easy, drink plenty of fluids ad eat well. Apparently it is possible to get good days followed by a bad day, which is why it is important not to overdo it.
Looks as though next scan will be around the end of January, so lets hope for some good news of stability. For now we can enjoy the remainder of 2011.
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