No cardiac rehab for now...the pain that Dave has had in his calf for almost a month turned out to be a blood clot. Fortunately, it was caught before he started working out, although he had a stress test done the morning before the blood clot was confirmed....it was actually Dave's physical therapist - Andy - who caught it and said that something wasn't right with this pain not clearing up. Sure enough, there it was in ultrasound...thank God again for no disasters while having the stress test.
Dave has been a little downhearted since then. He really wanted to crank things up and start getting his heartrate up, but not for now. I honestly don't know how long they will want him to wait. In the meantime, he is frustrated by spasms that he has in his "sleepy" leg at night. They pop up about every 2-3 minutes, like clockwork, and his leg zaps. AFter several sleepless nights, he is taking an anti'seizure drug and that seems to do the trick.
We got a call back today with the results of Dave's echocardiogam which was done in conjunction with the stress test. It appears that Dave's ejection fraction has not improved as of yet.
It is nice that we have this week off from therapy every day. We are looking forward to Brian arriving tonite from MN , and Sarah driving in from Chicago tomorrow. They are both excited about seeing Jessie! Who could resist her!!
We had hoped to drive out to Grand Haven this weekend and say hello to all of our "second family" nurses, doctors and friends. It looks like due to the bloodclot we will delay this a bit. CAn't wait to see everyone!!
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Sorry to hear about the little setback. We were hoping to see your smiling faces in Grand Haven. Maybe we can bring the smiles to Northville? And do a little Christmas shopping? You are in our thoughts and prayers everyday. Grand Haven people continue to ask how you are doing. Hang in there! Love, Al and Barb
Well, maybe it's time to decorate the tree and write Christmas Cards, or a short story or book:)
Hope to see you Sunday Dec. 16th? for a quick catch up.
Love, prayers, always,
Joyce and Andy
Thank God for caring physical therapists who catch the little things that could have grown into something major; and modern medicine that is allowing Dave to rest at night.
We hope your first Thanksgiving with Jesse, and having Sarah and Brian at home brought an added joy to you and Dave.
We will call you during the holidays when we are all together.
With boundless love,
Melanie, Brandon,Carrie and Brittany
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