I wish I had a more recent photo to include in this post but we just wanted to let our friends and family know that Zak is doing very well. We saw the specialist yesterday and were told that Zak is on the right medication, the picc line will be placed on Friday, and treatment will continue, on an outpatient basis, for 6 weeks. The doctor did examine Zak's finger and we were all delighted to see some continued improvement. We got some lab results back yesterday as well with some very interesting findings. The most recent results show that Zak's infection is susceptible to every antibiotic as opposed to the first results that reported a resistance to antibiotics. While both the Infectious Disease specialist and the orthopedist find these most recent results inconsistent and troubling, Zak and I feel that a priesthood blessing he'd received, as well as the many prayers offered on his behalf, is the explanation for this sudden turn of events.
