Holiday Weekend

Well, it's been a few days now, but it was a good weekend! On Friday we got the news that we wanted, but were still in limbo, but it was still a great day. Corey started taking his Prednisone and it started helping him instantly. The swelling was reduced by half by Saturday morning and he was walking almost normal again! It was a nice sight. He still was feeling really tired, woke up with his night sweats and was really cold during the day, but all in all, you could see he was getting better. By Saturday morning, he had lost 18 lbs total since we were in Dr. Mesola's office, so in 12 days he lost 18lbs. Saturday we got a nice visit from his mom to say hi and brought me my birthday present. Yay. :)

After visiting for a bit, we headed out to Chehalis to visit with my mom while they were out camping. We had a nice visit and some dinner. Corey slept most of the time in the 5th wheel, but we still had a good visit. We decided to just spend the night and leave late morning/early afternoon on Sunday to head home. It was nice to "camp" at least one night this weekend since that is our normal. We'll have to make up for it when this is all over.

When we got home on Sunday, we decided to call all the troops (his sisters) and head over to his dad and Laura's for some yummy bbq and desert to celebrate birthdays. Corey was really starting to feel good by then so we had a good night with all the kids and a few sisters.

On Monday, we were a bit lazy at home, even though it was a gorgeous day out. In the late afternoon, Corey decided to meet up with his dad and they took the kids fishing at a near by pond by their appartment. I know he's been missing having fun with the kids, so that was good that he was able to do that. THAT made me smile! When he came home last night, he did mention that his ankles were beginning to hurt again. Since we have another appointment on Thursday, I didn't really worry too much about it, but noticed he is starting to cough a little more again. Not as much as he was, but just starting.

Luckily today, while I was at work, Dr Lewis (the FABULOUS Pulminologist that is so great!) called just to check to see how Corey did over the weekend. I let him know that his ankles are a little sore and that the cough seems to be coming back a little bit the last few days and that he's still sweating at night and during the day, but also freezing. He said he is going to order us another CT Scan but first will have us do a new Chest X-ray on Thursday morning before our appointment and then our consultation. After that, he'll order a CT Scan that will either be this week or early next (I'm hoping for this week obviously).

All in all, Corey is still doing MUCH better than he was this time last week so that makes me happy! I'll be sure to update again after Thursday's appointment and if we learn any new news in the mean time.

Thanks for the prayers as always!! They are definitley felt in this house!

Corey and Melinda