Biopsy

Hi All,

Dad had his biopsy done by Dr. Kwan. (He happened to be in the emergency/hospital with his wife, when Dad was in. Kaiser didn't want to schedule the biopsy for today because Dr. Kwan was by himself, so they wanted it to wait until Tues. Dr Kwan insisted on today, because he felt like he knew us thinks we are a cool family! I guess he saw/heard us all weekend while being at his wife's bedside. She has something wrong with her colon, and the specialist doesn't know what it is - says it looks like the measles inside her? Anyway, obviously a very nice man! He also thought a lot of Dad) He said that Dad did great, and that got 5 samples from him, and feels like they are all good ones. There is a danger of the lung collapsing, but Dad seems to be fine. The x-rayed his chest after the procedure, and all looked ok there, too. If he experiences shortness of breath or pain, he is to call 911.
While we were there, Mom got a call from Kaiser. Dad is now scheduled for two scans on Thursday at 11:30 - a chest scan and an abdominal scan, and is scheduled for a bone scan on Sunday at 10:30. Theresa will take Dad on Thursday, and I will probably take him on Sunday. Mom offered to take him on her own, but I told her that one of us should always take him. He fell this morning with John. The floors are non-slippery, and with the way he walks, he catches his foot and trips. In the future we should always get him a wheel chair.
In addition, keep in mind that even if he is going in for a test and they tell him not to eat or drink, he needs to take his blood pressure medicine. We didn't know this, and his blood pressure was really high this morning. This may, in part be what delayed the test today, although Dr. Kwan said it was also because he was so busy.
I got him home about 5:30 and he said he was feeling fine. We tested his blood sugar level and it read 125.
Anne is correct in that we should hear something by Thursday. If you remember, Dr Chaise is hoping to get a preliminary report on Wed, and if cancer is confirmed, she will then try to get the radiation treatments scheduled. I don't know how that will occur. It may be that Mom and Dad just get a phone call to set up the radiation appointments. We will have to wait and see.

Pat