August 26, 2010 - Blood results

Dr. Waldrop's office called to say that Mom's sodium is low. There were some other figures she gave me but she had already sent them over to Ryan Cantwell as well as called him. Most concerning is her white count which is elevated to 17.2. The upper normal is 10. So I have already called Cantwell to find out what to do next. They could simply call in a prescription for an antibiotic or they could make an appointment. All the other doctor reports from this week and the previous week will be in Cantwell's office by Tuesday latest. Tuesday we are meeting with Waldrop (neurologist) to get a summary of Mom's head and carotids.

Aug. 24 - no breast cancer

We had the fancy mammogram on Mom's left breast today and Mom does not have breast cancer. She has small benign calcium formations.

August 23rd, 2010 - CT Scan etc.

Today we went to have Mom's head CT scanned, an ultra-sound of carotids and an electro-something on her ears to determine the cause of her "light-headedness". We won't know the outcomes of the CT or the ultra until next Tuesday. The audiologist, who did the electro thing said that Mom has a problem with her right ear. It could be viral or it could be having to do with her circulation....we should know next Tues. I hope when we visit with Dr. Waldrop the neurologist.

August 7th, 2010

Mom said her head feels "other wordly" and thinks an appointment with the brain doctor would be a good idea. I'll call Dr. Waldrop on Monday (he's the neurologist) and make an appointment for diagnosis.

July 24 - Face swollen again - Droopy returns

Mom's face swelled up again like Droopy. She had gone to lunch with the Sunday School group and had eggs benedict. I called the place to find out what was in the eggs and there was nothing with MSG or out of the ordinary. She had birdseye veg/pasta combo for dinner, I checked the contents of that but there was nothing that sounded MSGish or otherwise. So this is the third iteration. The first we thought was dental, the second we though was chinese food, and now this. She always swells up the same way. Lower face and lips.