Just a quick update. My Dad's PET scan is scheduled for Tuesday morning 2/18 and then he will follow up with his pulmonologist on Monday 2/24 for the results.
He is still feeling pretty good he says. I can hear him sniffling when I talk to him on the phone though and he admits his sinuses are continuing to drain. He says his sinuses symptoms are worse if he goes outside into the cold air. Is this true for anyone else? I'm curious about it.
He is hardly coughing anymore. We had a 30-minute phone conversation the other day and I made it a point to listen for a cough the entire length of the call. He did not cough one time. I am really glad about that. He also says his headaches are getting fewer and far between.
My Dad's next appointment with his rheumatologist is Friday 2/21. I'm sure at this appointment she will be increasing his prednisone from the 20mg/day dose he is taking now and start him on Rituximab. I am still working on getting him up to Cleveland Clinic, but he is insistent that we wait and see what the pulmonologist says about his lung nodule first. I'm hoping that since he is no longer with a cough, maybe his lung issue is beginning to clear up. I am hoping and praying for this so much.
I hope you all are feeling well and staying warm and dry today. We are getting a lot of winter weather here in the Southeast...at least a lot for us! I can't wait for warm weather to get here, but for right now, yay for the snow day!
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