Friday Dad had a bone scan for his back. Saturday the results were that he has a small, broken bone in his back and a small tumor that grown in that same area. The preliminary plan is that they will do radiation of the tumor for a two week period which should eliminate that tumor and relieve his pain. He will continue to have pain for the two-week period, but the Dr's say once it's gone he should be back to where he was before the pain began a couple of weeks ago. A recent CAT scan has shown that his cancer hasn't gotten any better, but it also hasn't gotten any worse. It is a concern that a small tumor has popped up on his back, obviously a sign that the cancer is very slowly spreading. But it's been over a year since he found the cancer and at that time the prognosis wasn't that good. But now, it's under some control and looking rather dormant. He did accidentally pull his food tray over to his side to eat one night and the plate fell off of the tray and fell down on his right foot. It's badly bruised and his big toe doesn't look good. But it's no danger to him, just unsightly and occasionally painful. His back is causing most of the pain. He's in room 3204 at Arlington Memorial Hospital. He spends most of the day in bed, occasionally getting up to do some exercise. Stepping in place, 1/4 squats, getting up and down out of bed in the sitting position. They will be getting him a walker so he can actually leave the room and wander the halls. He'll have to cover up the back of his gown, though!
We'll hopefully hear more of the ongoing plan by tomorrow, and also hopefully hear what the exact plan is for the next couple of weeks.
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