In the last two days, Dave has commented his arm was sore, and the tender region was right around where his picc line was. With today being Friday, and even though we are going to Dr. S's office on Monday, he decided to go to the office, hoping to be seen. His tactic worked, and it's a good thing, as they sent him for an ultrasound, and discovered he has a blood clot.
Dave was given a week's worth of heparin shots, which he will inject daily into his stomach. It may take up to 30 days of shots to dissolve the clot. Can you believe those shots are $100 each? Dad had to take them, and I'm familiar with their effectiveness. We shall soon see how comprehensive Dave's supplemental plan is for prescription drugs - ha. The good news is, Dr. S. had these meds on hand because another patient gave them back (his/her clot must have dissolved), so these were gratis. Thank you!
Other than that little wrinkle, Dave has been doing well. He took a 5 mile walk on Tuesday. He went out to dinner with a group of guys on Thursday. He's still napping in the afternoons, and sleeping about 9 hours a night. He has really enjoyed his two weeks of no treatments!
Dayum! 5 miles!
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