Monday, not so good

Yesterday Dad was feeling pretty good. He was planning to go to Parkinson’s class tomorrow.

Today, not so much.
He has been pretty dizzy all day.
Just before I got home, he went to the restroom. He finished and went back to his room. When he got there his bowels had moved again and it had run down his leg without him being aware of it.
He got himself cleaned up and I cleaned his clothes.
He did not feel up to joining us for dinner. So I took him dinner in his room.

We decided that he should take only 2 neurontin each day instead of three. Maybe still help with pain but not put him so off balance.
I’ll let you know.

Back to Neurontin

I spoke to Dr Tsengs office on Monday 12/30.
Dr Tseng is out of town until next week. Jan 6.
Her nurse practitioner got an appointment for a CT scan at Southwest Imaging for 12/31.
I called today and the results weren’t that different than we expected. He has bad arthritis in his lower spine. The pain is probably a pinched nerve, but the results are inconclusive.
Dr Wiggins will get a copy of the report. I’ll call and leave a message to get his opinion of next step.

He also has a small renal cyst on the left side. Probably not an issue, but now we know.

The Nurse Practitioner prescribed Gabapentin  aka Neurontin 3 x per day. He can also take ibuprofen with meals.

Dad appears to be much better. He still says he hurts but his actions and his face say it is not as bad.

The Physical Therapist will be here 2x each week starting Monday. She is great with Dad.

I think one of the biggest issue at this point will be boredom. The other is stability.
We can talk about all this on the call tomorrow. I just wanted to bring you up date.
H