dad is once again undergoing tests to figure out what is causing his breathing difficulty. they are going to test for emphysema since he was a smoker for many years in his youth. currently he is undergoing breathing treatments to see if that will help to open up the airways so that he can take a deep breath. the chills, fever and sweating are side effects of the CLL and rituxan.
tonight, he also had a CTScan and an EKG to check out his lungs and heart. the EKG looked good, but they won't know the results of the scan until tomorrow.
dad just wants to come home; he's tired of the hospital. please pray that for the remainder of his stay [however long that may be] that he has angelic nurses who treat him with understanding and encouragement and his spirits would be cheered [your notes and words of encouragement have meant so much to him and to mom]. also, a special prayer for his oncologist, Dr. P, that she would answer all of mom and dad's questions [even though they might not know what those questions are yet].
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