Wednesday was an ordinary day for Dad. We talked briefly, mainly about movies. Chris and I went to watch a movie for his birthday and I needed the professional opinion (AKA Dad).
Thursday he had an office visit with his cardiologist. This was a followup visit to see what medication regimen they wanted him to be on. Dr. Kazhdan took him off the cholesterol medication, thinking it was contributing to the muscle spasms. They are needing to check with the surgeon that will do his bypass to see which medications he is comfortable with him skipping. He tried to get into see the surgeon as well, but wasn't able to get squeezed in. He was suppose to see Dr. Kazhdan next week but since he was already missing work, decided to see if she could squeeze him in as well. His labs all look good, well stable anyway. The MRI they did a few weeks ago did show some weakening of his vertebrae, so she wasn't to repeat the MRI for verification. She also asked a nephrologist or kidney specialist to review his ultrasound of this kidneys and give her opinion. The only thing is that she failed to tell him about this before calling the office. So Dad gets a phone call from the nephrologist's office asking to set up an appointment, completely catching him off guard. The last time they did this they told him he had cancer, so needless to say he wasn't thrilled to be getting this call. When he asked Dr. Kazhdan, she apologized and just told him she wanted to get their opinion and approval for surgery in October. The only thing else that is pending is the results from his jaw XRays. Once they have those they will get him started on a medication to help strengthen his bones.
Friday morning was the same for Dad. He was already at work when I talked to him this morning. Said he was feeling okay---and said he wasn't fibbing! Will keep you all posted.
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