I am hoping that a couple trips out of Magnolia will help to give Dad a boost. Tomorrow, he is going to Grossmont Hospital for a Doppler Ultrasound on his legs. They have been swollen, and he is always cold, so the house Dr. is worried about his circulation. He has always had some trouble with his circulation in his legs because of the polio, but it seems to have gotten worse. I think it is simply because he rarely gets out of bed...He doesn't move around too much, and I think that has a lot to do with it. Tomorrow evening is Thanksgiving at Magnolia. They have a turkey dinner for the residents and 2 members of their family, so Mom and I are going to be there for turkey with Dad. Then on Friday, Dad goes to see Dr. Zu for a checkup.
Mom went for her lung function test yesterday. They put you in an airtight booth, put a clip on your nose and put this apparatus in your mouth. It measures your lung capacity and how much air you can fill your lungs with, how much you exhale, etc. I guess we will get the results from Dr. Bodkin when we go to see him on the first of December. She still has to do the PET scan sometime in the next week or so.
Also, next week, Dad goes in for his MRI, and Mom goes back to see the neuro-opthomologist as well.
Just keeping it all together...:) Hope you are all doing the same.
Love to all.
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