Robert has been taking it pretty easy this week. He’s been in quite a bit of pain in his lower right rib. He and the doctor both concur that he somehow injured himself a couple of weeks ago while doing some exercises in physical therapy.
He’s also been fighting a UTI and it’s very resistant to most antibiotic therapy. The drugs they were giving him for the UTi caused him to feel nauseated and to not want to eat so he’s been on an IV for hydration. Yesterday, though, he got his appetite back for the most part. He’s lost a little weight and is down to 211 lbs. now.

Robert has had continual back pain for several days. He’s afraid it is a spinal abscess returning. Although I have read that they can recur, we are hoping that’s not what it is. Let’s rule out a muscular problem. He’s had a sonogram to rule out his gallbladder, x-rays found nothing and all blood tests came back negative for anything out of the ordinary.

Today he was seen by a doctor who thinks it may be some kind of muscular strain by the ribs. He is happy with her diagnosis for the time being, feels a little better today and wants to wait and see for a few days.

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