The latest news on me is not great, but it is not terrible either. The best news is my white blood count continues to rise and it looks like the antibiotics are dealing with the blood infection (For clarification, the infection was Staphylococcus epidermidis – not the bad kind of Staph).
The worst news is that my liver numbers continue to be elevated – the doctor said twelve times higher than they ought to be (numbers from Thursday, April 29). I am also jaundiced. The doctor is calling this drug-induced (from the interferon treatments) hepatitis. This is NOT viral hepatitis. It is NOT hepatitis A, B, or C, and I am not contagious. My doctor is very hopeful this will go away on its own, however, I will be seeing a specialist Monday morning, May 3.
So the plan is for me to take it easy over the weekend (I am, frankly, quite tired of doing that) and hydrate as much as possible. I am also discontinuing the antibiotic till I see the hepatologist (liver, gall bladder, pancreas specialist) on Monday. If I develop a fever or any other issues over the weekend, I am supposed to go to the emergency room at Centennial Hospital in Nashville.
Meanwhile, I feel pretty good, except for tiring easily. I am planning to preach on Sunday, though I will probably not be my usual energetic self. Also, for my good people, I do not plan to mix it up with the crowd very much.
Thank you again for so many of you who are praying. Life really is good, God has been especially close, and His people have been absolutely wonderful through all of this!
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