The Scoop.

This was supposed to be posted last night but there was a glitch. The internet booted me and I can't reconnect after about 10 or 11 pm. But here is the post meant for last night!

So it's about 9:30 right now starting this blog, and at 10:00, Animal Cops comes on, so I figure I will write all of this right now while I'm not distracted. This is what has happened and what I have found out in the past day and a half:

1) My PFT's stayed the same at a mere 62%. They actually said that when I did my PFT's a month ago, they were at 63%. That's barely any difference, but it is not an improvement.
2) Due to my PFT's, I am now on two completely different antibiotics. What they found was that the two most common strains of the bug that I carry in my lungs work in the following way: Strain 1 is sensitive to antibiotics A and B but resistant to antibiotics C and D. Strain 2 is just the opposite. They tried treating strain 1 with A and B, but it didn't do the job as well as trying to treat strain 2 with C and D may do. I hope that didn't confuse you. Anyway you look at it, I am on new antibiotics, so it is like starting from square one.
3) I will be here at least (Dr. Steinfeld put emphasis on "at least") 1 more week.
4) I was put on another pill to help my stomach empty faster, therefore possibly decreasing my stomach distension. So far so good.
5) Dairy has been removed from my diet.
6) The dietitian wants me to create a diet/exercise plan at home that includes: exercising 60 minutes a day, cutting down portion size, cutting out all unhealthy foods, only eating healthy snacks, and drinking 2 glasses of water before every meal. I am one woman! One thing at a time, lady!
7) I had my port reaccessed. I left on the numbing cream before hand for nearly 3 hours, and I did not feel a thing when it was reaccessed. The nurse that did it was doing it for the first time. I could tell. A nurse can't keep secrets from a future nurse. He did very well though and I was very proud of him.
8) Patrick and his mom came to visit!!! That was the highlight of the night. They got lost after going the wrong direction for a while, but they got here when visiting hours were over and stayed for an hour. Hahaha. My nurses are understanding. They brought me books: Pitch Black by Frank Lauria, Species II by Yvonne Nevarro, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, and A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. I'm still working on His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, but it's getting interesting quickly so I'm trying to go through it fast. He also brought me a book called "Secret Soup". Apparently when I was in kindergarten, it was my favorite book. I don't remember it!!! I'm terrible.

As for updates, that's all I can think of! I'm in a far better mood now than I was when I found out about my PFT's. I guess that's always a plus!!