September 2010
2 posts
DAY + 194 TODAY MIKE HAD OUTPATIENT. HIS COUNTS ARE ON THE RISE AND HIS SWOLLEN FOOT IS GETTING BETTER, THE BLOOD THINNER SHOTS ARE WORKING! MIKE STILL HAS TROUBLE WALKING DUE TO COMING OFF SOME OF THE STEROIDS, HIS MUSCLES IN HIS LEGS ARE WEAK AND HE HAS TROUBLE WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STEPS. DR BARKER SAID IT WILL TAKE 6 OR MORE MONTHS UNTIL HE WILL GET HIS STRENGTH BACK IN HIS LEGS. I WILL...
DAY 167 OF TRANSPLANT MIKE WENT TO OUTPATIENT ON AUG 24 FOR A CHECK UP. THE DOCTOR LOOKED AT HIS LEFT LEG, WHICH WAS SWOLLEN FOR 2 WEEKS. HIS PLATELET COUNT HAS BEEN DROPPING AND THE DOCTOR HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE LEG HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DR BARKER WANTED HIM TO HAVE A DOPPLER, JUST TO RULE OUT ANY CLOTS. SURE ENOUGH HE HAD A HUGE CLOT FROM HIS KNEE TO HIS GROIN. HE...
