Sorry I have written. Last Monday we went and saw Ken's primary care doctor and everything looked good except for his blood pressure which was high. She added a new medicine and has increased it since then too. Waiting till end of the week to see if she needs to change type again. On a positive not his sugar level is good and is heart murmur is gone. She couldn't quite figure it out but we are just happy! Mom also went to the doctor on Monday and will be doing chemo and radiation through the end of this year. Most likely she will start next week. Just took her drainage tube out yesterday.
Tuesday we went to see the eye specialist and he said he was very glad we came in or Ken would have gone blind. His diabetes has caused him to have bleeding in the vessels that feed the eyes. Both eyes are affected. He had laser surgery yesterday and did awesome. He has it again next Tuesday and then we wait to see if it works. I made the mistake of asking him about steroid treatment because it talked about it on his website. He told us if this treatment didn't work they would shoot steroids directly into the eye not orally. Slapped myself for asking that question when I saw Ken's face! Prayers it works!!!
Friday we saw the cancer doctor, Dr. Code. He always opens the door looks in and smiles when he sees Ken actually came to his own appointment. He examined Ken and then asked if he was having any trouble breathing. Ken immediately sat up straight and said "why, am I supposed to". Dr. Code just laughed and commented there is the anxious attitude he loves. His preliminary blood work looked good and they called on Monday and said everything appeared fine except for a trace of bacteria. Dr. Code is on vacation but they said it could wait till he returned, so we are not worrying about that! We ordered another round of chemo and scheduled another doctor visit in a month and scans again in 2 months. The scans will tell if the drug is working.
Kids are all fine and preparing for school thanks to my shopping angels. The Rose meals on wheels program still delivers on rough days too. I am constantly amazed at how much love and support we receive daily.
Ca Va Bien,
Christina
