After a massive effort at calorie consumption, Ernie's weight has stabilized at 135.4. I credit his persistence in eating solid food. Once he stopped using the feeding tube, he never looked back. Now the challenge is to put some meat and muscle back on his bones. He says he is starting to look like Steve Jobs, but not in a good way.
The Medical Oncologist gave Ernie a prescription for physical therapy and we went for his evaluation today. The Physical Therapist is going to work on his back, his posture and strengthening his core. He showed Ernie how to arrange the pillows to take some of the pressure off his back while he sleeps plus gave him some exercises to do. He will go twice a week at least until we go back to Johns Hopkins at the end of January.
Tomorrow we are going to see Ernie's Endocrinologist to see if the radiation effected his thyroid gland. There is some concern that he has become hyperthyroid, which could account for his rapid weight loss in the last few weeks. To quote Rosanna Rosanna Danna: "It is always something."
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