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Nov. 25th, 2003 04:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hiddenmuseYou know, I haven't updated on my stepdad much in a while.
He's doing alright, aside from the dialysis sometimes leaving him a bit on the hypotensive side. At this point, he's managed to stay out of the hospital for about a month and a half, so I'm thrilled over that.
Yet, recently, he'd started to have particularly bad headaches. They weren't migraines, and they weren't going away when he'd take over-the-counter pain relievers. So, he had to go in for a CAT scan. This can seem a bit un-nerving, as you do your best to remain optimistic, but it's hard to not sometimes think of the "worst case scenario".
Well, after several days of being on spilkes, the good news is, everything is fine. He has a brain (heh) and there wasn't any problem with the sinuses, either. So, we're not sure what's brought on the headaches, but at least things are clear. No signs of tumors, blood clots, impending stroke, etc. Thank heavens.
I think the headaches are possibly due to the dialysis and subsequent hypotension, or just stress-related in some way. At least it's not being caused by anything Big Deal.
He's doing alright, aside from the dialysis sometimes leaving him a bit on the hypotensive side. At this point, he's managed to stay out of the hospital for about a month and a half, so I'm thrilled over that.
Yet, recently, he'd started to have particularly bad headaches. They weren't migraines, and they weren't going away when he'd take over-the-counter pain relievers. So, he had to go in for a CAT scan. This can seem a bit un-nerving, as you do your best to remain optimistic, but it's hard to not sometimes think of the "worst case scenario".
Well, after several days of being on spilkes, the good news is, everything is fine. He has a brain (heh) and there wasn't any problem with the sinuses, either. So, we're not sure what's brought on the headaches, but at least things are clear. No signs of tumors, blood clots, impending stroke, etc. Thank heavens.
I think the headaches are possibly due to the dialysis and subsequent hypotension, or just stress-related in some way. At least it's not being caused by anything Big Deal.
