I decided I would post updates on my mom rather than trying to email everyone her latest status. First, let me say I appreciate, more than you know, all of your prayers and concern.
My brother is in Mesa staying with my mom and this is what we know through Thursday evening. She had a chest x-ray on Wednesday. When the radiologists reviewed her x-ray yesterday they saw something that they wanted further testing on. She has not seen the doctor yet, but the radiologists told her that her 6th vertebrae is compressed and crushed, which is causing her pain. What we don't know is if this is a result of osteoporosis due to the prednisone she has been taking for the last year or from some other cause. I'm not sure when they are meeting with the doctor for further explanation. The x-ray also showed she has bronchitis which is not a big deal, but just one more issue to add to the mix.
She is scheduled today to see a gasterologist as there is something else going on in her stomach. More than likely they will scope her to look at her stomach and I think intestines. Not sure when that will take place. My hope is today or tomorrow so we have more information for the doctors to give us a diagnosis and hopefully a prognosis.
My brother said my mom is doing okay, even though the vertebrae is a huge issue she's happy to at least know what is causing some of her pain. I wish I would have been more sympathetic to her pain as it was real and severe.
I will know more later today.
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