Sunday, November 2, 2008

What a Pain (in the back)

Graham's back pain is off and on, but when it's on, it can be very difficult. This morning he woke up at 3am to take some vicadin for the first time since April. He can usually get by with Tylenol.
When he's in pain, it's hard for him to find a comfortable position sitting or lying down. Walking feels better, but he doesn't have a lot of energy to keep walking around for long.

The X-ray from last week didn't show any breaks in the ribs, but Graham will be getting an MRI on Sunday and Petscan on Tuesday, where we'll see a lot more detail. On Wednesday, we'll learn the results to see how well the radiation did with the cancer spots in the brain, and we'll see what the cancer is doing elsewhere in the body.

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