Dr. Metros (ortho) just left. He was unable to draw any fluid out of Mom's knee. GOOD NEWS! The prelim. cultures from Tues are negative for growth (no infec.). What we have here is arthritis (pseudo gout). The best treatment will be occasional injec. of cortisone to her knee. No surg. to the knee.
Dr. Metros says that as far as he is concerned, Mom can travel to Prescott for Sean's commissioning. Just have to get the okay from Dr. Borecky or Dr. Rodriguez. I know how much she wants to go, so she will work hard to be able to go.
Technically, she could have:
chondrocalcinosis /chon·dro·cal·ci·no·sis/ (-kal″sĭ-no´sis) the presence of calcium salts, especially calcium pyrophosphate, in the cartilaginous structures of one or more joints.
Unless something happens between now and Sat. AM, we will be leaving this establishment and going home.
The physical therapist just left and Mom got up and walked about 25 feet with the walker VERY WELL. I am confident that going home will be easier this time than it was the first of the month. Strength building and endurance is what we need to work on.
It's all good news. I will keep the blog going to keep everyone up to date on how she is doing after we get home. TTFN
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