Home health sent out a Dr. to look at him today. She instantly noticed several things, and asked that we refer to a Neurologist. I have had this in the back of my mind. Could something in the brain or of the brain? She mentioned MS, ALS, possibilities of cysts, small tumors, any number of things. He finally realized that yes, his speech has deteriorated. Recall and regular speech is very spaced....yet his frontal lobe speech; the speech we use to talk about feelings such as when he talks about art, or when someone sings, or curses. His speech pattern is, while still somewhat broken, is much better. This lead her to believe that there could be something going on in the posterior or sides of the brain. Now, she is not a Neurologist and let us know that, but she deals with these symptoms all the time, so while I'm not a baker; I can make a wonderful apple cobbler.
We have to get a diagnosis before they can start any real physical therapy. Some diseases do not need extreme physical therapy. It would make the symptoms worse. Others, certain kinds of therapy work best. So for now, we are in a holding pattern. We will get an appointment on Monday and hopefully see this new Dr. within the week.
Our regular Dr. put him on Lasix today. The nurse came by and his legs were so swollen. We keep them elevated, but it seems they just keep swelling. The skin looks like it is trying to split in some areas. I'm keeping lotion on them, but I can't keep up. At least the pain level is down to an 8 right now. He is resting.
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