Monday, November 17, 2008

In case you are all wondering????? How's Sam???

Yes, we have been very lax in our blogging lately....we've just been enjoying having Sam home again. He is busy with various Doctor appointments each week. The infectious disease doctor does not need to see Sam again. The pulmonlogist saw Sam last Friday, and has given the OK to drop the 2x daily respiratory and nebulizer treatments. The x-ray showed some improvement, however, the right lung is 1/4 to 1/5 th smaller than the left lung. It is not known if this is permanent or not. The scaring from the hole has not resolved itself clearly enough to know at this time. Sam is getting stronger all the time and has gained 4 pounds!! He eats a lot now (eat your heart out), but it is taking time to put the weight on........if only .......say the middle agers. Sam is currently planing to go back to work on week-ends starting with half days this Saturday. He also plans to try and start back at school Dec. 1st, providing he has caught up in his missed classes. This is entirely up to Sam who seems to waste a lot of time each day......not doing his NOVA net class work. Either way if not before Xmas, Sam will be ready to return to school full time in January. The only other development has been an injury in his rotator cuff, which will be looked at with an MRI this Wednesday. This was done while over doing it, trying to do a push-up. If the MRI shows significant damage, Sam will have surgery. Let's hope it is minor....he's had enough trouble for the moment. His spirits are generally up and we are pleased that his mental attitude is positive. So for now........Cheers! And Happy Turkey Day!!

P.S. Sam has finally gotten that hair cut...and looks much better for it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. We are very thankful that you are all together again and that things are improving. Love you all very much. Marsh