Not much to report
The doctor told Dad on the phone that his blood sugar (fasting test) was elevated, around 106 Dad thought he said. His cholesterol is also up, but his thyroid is just fine. The doctor claimed that the tumor marker tests weren't back yet, but that he'd have them for their follow up appointment Friday (tomorrow). The doctor did say that he'd probably send dad for x-rays and CT scans, but why he couldn't have gone ahead and ordered those and let Dad get them done instead of waiting is beyond me. Dad's appointment isn't until 3:45, so it's unlikely that he'd be able to get through that appointment and go get more tests done that day...another damn weekend of waiting if he needs more testing done.
I was sort of encouraged to hear the blood sugar was elevated. My first thought was that maybe he has diabetes after all. But I found it notable that the only tests the doctor claimed weren't back were the tumor marker tests, and it sounded to me like he was stalling to get Dad face to face on Friday. I saw my parents tonight for awhile (they watched the kids during our dance performance), and Mom said it had been like pulling teeth to get the doctor to say anything at all over the phone. Of course, that's typical...they don't want to give test results over the phone, especially if they're bad. Meanwhile, Dad's lost a total of 31 pounds; he now weighs what I weigh, and he's 5 or 6 inches taller than I am. He told me he's tired a lot and has been sleeping a lot, which of course didn't help my fears any. I talked to a friend on the phone earlier, and mentioned Dad's fatigue, and she said she would think he's severely anemic at this point with his lack of appetite and weight loss, and that could be a big part of it. I hadn't thought of that, but that's probably true, so maybe it doesn't have to mean the worst.
I really appreciate the thoughts/prayers/energy. Tomorrow's going to be a long day....
I was sort of encouraged to hear the blood sugar was elevated. My first thought was that maybe he has diabetes after all. But I found it notable that the only tests the doctor claimed weren't back were the tumor marker tests, and it sounded to me like he was stalling to get Dad face to face on Friday. I saw my parents tonight for awhile (they watched the kids during our dance performance), and Mom said it had been like pulling teeth to get the doctor to say anything at all over the phone. Of course, that's typical...they don't want to give test results over the phone, especially if they're bad. Meanwhile, Dad's lost a total of 31 pounds; he now weighs what I weigh, and he's 5 or 6 inches taller than I am. He told me he's tired a lot and has been sleeping a lot, which of course didn't help my fears any. I talked to a friend on the phone earlier, and mentioned Dad's fatigue, and she said she would think he's severely anemic at this point with his lack of appetite and weight loss, and that could be a big part of it. I hadn't thought of that, but that's probably true, so maybe it doesn't have to mean the worst.
I really appreciate the thoughts/prayers/energy. Tomorrow's going to be a long day....