Last Wednesday I took Steve to the emergency room at the urging of his primary care physician who thought he had a blood clot in his leg. Steve presented with swelling in his right leg and severe shortness of breath. An ultrasound of the leg showed that blood was flowing and there was no clot. [...]
Preventing another stroke is a priority in Steve’s treatment. He has many risk factors that we can control and some we can’t. Read more about Risk Factors. Maintaining a healthy blood pressure is paramount, which still proves to be a struggle. It’s been averaging around 164/96, and it should be no greater than 120/80. This [...]
The aquatic therapy at the CP pool is going quite well, and Steve feels that if he can free swim, then his arm and leg will automatically kick in to move. His therapist felt the same way and she was greatly encouraged by his progress. The buoyancy of the water gives him more confidence that if he should [...]
Wow! What a roller coaster week this has been! Some big lows with medication complications, but even bigger highs! We think we narrowed down the dizziness to a combination of drugs that just aren’t working for Steve. He was on a Nitro-Patch since the beginning of his hospitalization, and last week the neurologist added Plavix which is [...]
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