So from my last posting, you all are aware of the swelling and pain in Dad's legs. Monday the pain was so bad that Dad actually requested to go to the hospital since none of the pain medications were working. They spent the entire night in the ER, from 11:30pm to 6AM. They did get his MRI done, and thankfully there isn't any new issues with his back. They were able to give him some IV pain medication and then sent him home.
Well Tuesday was more of the same....his legs are really hurting and swollen. He was lying down for the entire day since his legs were hurting him so bad. He tried to rest as much as he could, but with the pain, that was hard to do. They increased his pain medication dose, but that didn't make much difference. It has been frustrating, since right now Dad is a bit of a guinea pig. Let's try this.. nope didn't work, how 'bout this? Tuesday night was really bad for Dad, once again, he didn't get much rest and was in a lot of pain.
Today he went to Dr. Kazhdan's office for labs, which was very difficult to move. They still don't know what is causing the pain- it could be a blood clot in his legs, it could be because of the chemo, no one knows. When his legs are elevated the swelling goes down, when he stands, the pain returns and the swelling returns. So today he goes back to the hospital to be readmitted. We aren't sure how long he will be there, I am hoping we can get him back out in time for Christmas, but obviously we have to find out what's wrong and get him walking again. As soon as we find out more, I will let you all know.
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