Saturday, September 16, 2017

Cardiac okay; calcitonin - September 16

Fairly quiet day with two items of note!

Cardiac clearance for surgery won't be a problem.  I forgot she had a stress test just two weeks ago, but in my defense we had never been told the results. Which are good, clear!

Mom is starting on calcitonin for four days; it is a hormone that acts to reduce blood calcium.   No more calcitonin for our young lady, it made her sickly. 👎

So: after surgery (probably Monday) to get a lymph node for biopsy, Mom can be started on a steroid to help the kidneys PLUS provide some action against the alleged lymphoma. They can't start the steroid now because it would interfere with the biopsy diagnosis. 

Nice visit today from cousin Jeri and her family. 

She's feeling everybody's positive vibes, thank you.

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