Discharged home and restarting chemo

Sunday Dad was released from the hospital. It was not without drama. Dad had to prove that he could move his leg on his own, which he worked on all day Saturday both in and out of bed. Then on Sunday, his labs were all out of whack. Very different from what they were the previous day. Dr. Kazhdan was wanting for him to stay, but Dad was determined to go home. So they repeated his labs, and they were normal. So everything was set. Until his nurse came in and told him news that broke his heart. The nurse heard from the radiologist that on the last scan, they saw numerous fractures in his back, ones that we didn't know about. It takes a lot to get him down, but this was a true test. So Dr. Kazhdan came in to let him know about the results, which he already knew except that Dr. Kazhdan said there wasn't anything new. There was a new hidden fracture, but nothing to be concerned about. What is concerning is how brittle his bones are. Now that we are killing all of the myeloma cells it is leaving his bones empty and hallow. This means Dad needs to be VERY VERY careful. So with these instructions Dad was sent home just in time for Mom's birthday.

Monday started Dad's new round of chemo. All of his blood counts looked wonderful. He got his new round of chemo started without difficulty. Just in time to pick up some flowers for mom's birthday. He will go back for chemo on Thursday. In the meantime he is starting the dex and insulin again and they are making arrangements to meet with the orthopedic surgeon so see if there is anything that we can do to help his bones.

Dad is getting stronger again and more and more mobile. He is determined to be done with the walker in 1 week. Let's hope and pray.