Where have we been??

Sorry, I worked on Monday and was in Dallas for business for the last two days without my laptop.

Monday:
They finally got dad's fever under control. He did get his blood transfusion because he was anemic. They also drained a good amount of fluid from his knee to check if the fluid showed an infection. Things were going good until Dad spiked another fever. We still aren't sure why.

Tuesday: So dad's fever is gone now. It looks like the reason for all the fluid in his knee is because of a sudden case of gout. One of the medications dad was taking to protect his kidneys treats this. On Friday, Dr. Kazhdan stopped it because his levels were so low. Who would have thought that two days without it would have caused this. The infectious disease doctor said that it looked like crystal formation in the fluid they removed, which is gout. So Dr. Kazhdan gave us permission to spank her.

Wednesday: Dad is still in pain from his knee. He did need another blood transfusion. He was suppose to have another scan of this kidneys today to make sure there was no damage done to the kidneys. Mom visited briefly, but she is sick now and feels horrible. She did get a shot but still doesn't feel that great so she went home to rest and not get dad sick. Dad's blood pressure is up tonight, so he was given a new medication and they are going to have to monitor it very closely tonight. Too high and it can strain his heart----VERY BAD for him. We aren't sure why its high, it could be from the pain or stress.

Tomorrow I will finally get a chance to see Dad. Will update you all again.