Just a hunch

Thunder and Lightning and rain! What a wild weather day! It was cold in the mornig and blazing hot again in the afternoon.

Well, I was wrong. Gary is most definitely not anemic this time. His hemoglobin is holding tight and all of his counts look good. His blood pressure is very low and I think Dr. Barth feels that this low pressure is a direct result of the amount of pain medication Gary is currently taking.

The key is to get him off of all of the pain meds and the way we will try to do that is to have the trial run of the pain block done. If that works then he will have the out patient procedure done to implant the device that regulates the electric stimulus in the spine.

After talking with Dr. Arata today we did find out that the sciatic is not being compressed by a tumor. So, I think it is still a mystery of whether it is radiation damage or just plain inactivity for such a lengthy period of time. Maybe we will eventually know but I will not hold my breath.

Gary and I just love the people we meet in the office. Our little friend Donna is one of the most amazingly brave people I have ever known besides Gary. She has breast cancer at 44 and it has spread to her bones,lungs, brain and liver. EVERY single time I see her she is smiling! She and her Dad are in the office every day getting hydrated and moving forward with treatment. Her husband runs their business so her Dad gets the privilege of taking care of her. We love sitting with them and talking.

It is picture day at school tomorrow so I must go and iron the kids shirts. There are also a pile of dishes and about 3 loads of laundry to get done as well. Kathy is having my house cleaned for me tomorrow (God Bless her!) and those of you who have ever had your house cleaned know that you have to "clean" before they come to clean. It sounds ridiculous but it is true. The kind people who come also change my sheets and make the beds! I am so excited!

I hope you all have a great evening and pray that Gary has a restful night.

Love and Hugs,
Lisa