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