Progress, Praises, and Prayer Requests
I always worry that I'm posting too much, taking up too much of your time. It's been two months, though, since the last post; I guess that's not too shabby. First, the latest news with some praises sprinkled in... Andy's lumbar MRI showed nerve root disease, as the doctor suspected. That explains both the pain and the loss of strength and reflex in his knee. Praise: Neuro PT is helping tremendously! He is now walking close to his baseline and has regained some of his strength and reflex. He will continue with PT, as opposed to surgical intervention, and is hopeful that the nerves will continue to heal with time and therapy. Praise: The knee MRI showed no independent damage from the falls; all of the problems stem from the lumbar problem. Hooray for no new issues! Andy's annual bone density scan showed a small amount of further loss; that was a bit of a bummer as he was hoping for improvemen...