One Step Back

For every step forwards there is always a step backwards.  Rassie has been doing so well with his physical therapy and managing the pain in his back.  He's been moving around like a pro with the use of his wheel chair and gettting much better at transferring to and from the wheel chair.  

Last night we took a step backwards.  Rassie's right leg from the knee down has loss of feeling along with his left foot.  Last night his entire left leg went numb.  He also said there was a burning sensation like it was on fire.  The burning feeling comes and goes.  This morning the home health nurse checked him over and Rassie went ahead and called in to the doctor.  The doctor suggested being checked in through ER to be re-evaluated since after 4 weeks he is experience a new loss of feeling.   We made it to the ER around 2:30 pm.  They poked and prodded, did an EKG (by mistake I might add), a CT scan and and MRI.  The CT scan came back clear.  He was back from the MRI at 8:30 and here it is midnight and we still haven't heard the results on it.  We were told at 9:30 they should have the results in about 30 minutes.  All this waiting is driving me nuts.   I went ahead and picked up the kids and came home.  Rassie is still in the ER awaiting results.   If the MRI shows nothing new from the last one they will release him.  If something has changed they will reasses whether or not to admit him or send him home.  So that's where we are at right now.

The Gleevec hasn't arrived yet but should be here anyday.  Actually I didn't get a chance to check the mail today so if we got the package I don't know.  I'm going to check first thing in the morning.  We do have a few questions before he starts though.  He's still on the hydrea and allopurinol and so I am assuming he will have to stop those.  He has labs tomorrow so we plan on asking then. 

Good Night & God Bless