One Day at a Time

On Wednesday, Dad was scheduled for an "immune booster" shot and consultation with a Occupational Surgeon. Long story short, the bone cancer that has been found in Dad's leg has compromised the integrity of the bone. They are worried about him breaking his leg because it is so weak.

Besides the crutches that Dad has been using, the surgeon suggested a surgery to reinforce the bone - with a metal pin. They squeezed Dad in and scheduled him for a pre-op appointment yesterday afternoon and surgery on Friday.

During his pre-op appointment, the doctor became concerned about dad's increased heart rate. He was then transferred to the Emergency Department for additional tests (EKG, chest X-Ray). When the medicine they gave him did not decrease his heart rate, he was admitted to the cardiac floor for monitoring overnight. The doctor's believe he has Atrial Fibrillation or possibly Atrial Flutter. Which is not considered too serious, but they want to understand the cause and control the rate.

Dad continues to feel normal, he has no symptoms from the increased heart rate and so far no nausea from the chemotherapy. He is still admitted in the hospital. Currently, we don't know how this will affect his treatment or surgery schedule. All we can do is take this one day at a time.