The last two days, things have begun letting up a bit. The rash on dad's back is gone now, the sinus problems dried up, dad's blood work came back showing that his kidney, liver and eyes are okay. The blood clot in his leg is completely gone after getting shots to take care of it. The swelling in dad's arms is still there. His feet had swelled up so big, they were worried but has now gone down. As I had said before, the swelling is caused because of the blot clot in his neck which was caused by his hick-man catheter. After meetings these last two days, the doctors decided to try putting dad on a drip to shrink the blood clot. He began that tonight, so please pray that it works. They are trying to avoid surgery at all costs- the hick-man being removed or a stint being put in. Dad really enjoys having his hick-man, so he doesn't have to be poked in his arms anymore. Today he had a platelet and blood transfusion to get his levels up. He also began coughing up blood, which caused some concern but they know he is okay now.
The nurse did explain to my mom that my dad is in no condition to be leaving and that they will be spending the holidays in the hospital. With the new conditions that daily come up, they are much better treating dad in the hospital.
Mom and Dad enjoyed their last two days together, where they cherished every moment they can together. It's literally non-stop for them with all of the doctors, tests, meetings, results, transfusions, changing out tubes, cleaning ports, etc..etc.. etc...Please continue to pray that the chemo is working and that all of these new issues that keep popping up will subside. Thank you very much!
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