Tuesday

Let me get caught up on Mom. She was doing well after we got her home until Saturday. Her BP dropped to about 114/40 with a pulse of 40 bpm. She called the doctor and was told to go back to the original dose of BP med. By Sunday she was back to more normal rates. BP still a little high but not as high as when she left the hospital.
I took Mom and Dad to the doctors this morning. Dad in for some lab work for a future appointment with the cardiologist and Mom to the dermatologist for a follow up. Dad insisted on getting in the back seat of the van so that Mom could sit in front. Not a good idea. Will need to put in a transfer device of some kind before we try that again.
Mom was next to the dermatologist to check stitches and get the word on the pathology of the lymph node. GOOD NEWS, the report showed no spreading of the melanoma. She will still go see an oncologist to determine if any chemo is needed but the doctor did not think it would be necessary. Just regular checks for the next 5 years.
Mom is supposed to go in for a stress test with the cardiologist next week but she says that she may skip that. She is convinced that the chest pain was from the anesthesia.
Both Mom and Dad are doing as well as can be expected although both have come down with colds. Dad walked a long distance on Sunday while the weather was nice. He said that he hasn't walked that far since he got out of the hospital. I appreciate Bill getting him up and out while he is there on the weekends.
Once again your notes, calls and prayers are very much appreciated and we cannot express our gratitude enough.

God is good!