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Phewww....Didn't have to get admitted. We went to the doctors last Thursday to go back into the hospital. Caleb's doctor and I had a long talk about "re-opening" him. We both agreed that we should wait another blood test or two. Since his level was so high and then actually went down, sort of, on Thursday, we want to see a upward trend of 5 or so blood test in a row. This time it was only 3 blood tests. As we stand now his CRP level on Friday was 1.9, and on Monday it was 2.4. Now that is still low, not to cause alarm because it went higher on Monday. It is just not the scare we received last week when it rose to 12.7. Now we are going back down to blood tests every Friday. Only once a week now, not every three days. Caleb is doing well, sleeps a lot and the same two places where the drainage is coming out the first time, has not healed fully. Which it should have. We are watching closely. Stitches still in his back. They have to come out soon. But his skin has grown over them and the doctor will have to dig them out, but we are waiting due to the pain he is still in. He is still on liquid morphine, (I could use a straw in that bottle ha ha), and Valium. He truckin along, the little trooper. He is the bravest person I know. I throw out my back and then cough and I am in pain, I can't imagine what he feels. Every time he sneezes or coughs he cries. It is so sad. Thank you for all the prayers and checking in to see how he is doing. We really do appreciate all that everyone is doing for him and us.