Last night Dad came home from work and noticed his ankle was a bit swollen. We knew that one of the side effects of Zometa (a drug he got by infusion on Monday) was lower limb edema. However, it continued to get worse and began to get red and warm to the touch. He went to bed and had plans to call the doctor this morning. He and mom went in around 1:30 and it was decided that he had cellulitus where infection has set in above his ankle. The chemo treatments have done a number on the skin around his toenails (which could be expected) and they sometimes bleed. The doctor believes this is what has led to this infection. He told us it was not uncommon in chemo patients and can be treated with heavy antibiotics. Dad stayed this afternoon to get IV antibiotics and is going to return tomorrow for another dose. He also has an appointment with a podiatrist tomorrow to get see if he agrees that the infection is coming from his toes. The scan results from yesterday are not in yet. We plan on going in Monday for those. PLEASE pray for this infection as well as the scan results. We are praying for clear plans as to what to do next!
Thank you!
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