Hip extension
Five days after consultation with PCU and thirteen days after discharged from Adventist Hospital, my sister and I brought my dad to the hospital for follow-up appointment with Dr P.
The specialist told us that dad was using the walker incorrectly: he wasn't supposed to walk into the 'box' but only to its back. Later, I messaged the manager of Jasper Lodge to get her staff to adjust the walker a little higher so that my dad wouldn't need to bent over using it this way.
Dr P checked the surgical wound on dad's leg as well as tested his leg.
(1) He was happy with the good healing of the wound, without infection.
(2) During surgery, he noticed that the soft tissue around dad's left hip had hardened. This might explain why dad couldn't fully straighten his left leg while lying on the bed. This is a concern as it affects his walking. So Dr P wrote a letter to the physiotherapist on appropriate exercise, especially one that helped with hip extension. My dad was also advised to straighten as much as possible his legs while lying on bed or sitting on chair.
(3) The biopsy on the tumours on the removed part of the femur showed the same conclusion: mucinous adenocarcinoma. Dr P had asked many specialists all over Malaysia. Initially they reacted incredulously when heard that my dad had lived nearly 3 years after diagnosis despite the high suspcion that the cancer originated from the pancreas, but they later concluded that patients with mucinous type of pancreatic cancer tended to live longer than those with other types.
(4) He suggested us to consult oncologist about treatment for cancer in the rest of his body, notably in his abdomen and lungs. We later made appointment to consult Dr D.
Meanwhile, his regular shortness of breath was worrisome. His lungs were clear i.e. no infection. Could it be due to cancer? Jasper Lodge's visiting doctor, Dr T, didn't think so: it's unlikely the lung nodules - largest was 1.8cm based on CT scan at the end of May - would suddenly cause major problems 3 months later. Her best guess, which was similar to ours, was emotional distress. She would continue to monitor him. We would still consult Dr D on this.
The specialist told us that dad was using the walker incorrectly: he wasn't supposed to walk into the 'box' but only to its back. Later, I messaged the manager of Jasper Lodge to get her staff to adjust the walker a little higher so that my dad wouldn't need to bent over using it this way.
Dr P checked the surgical wound on dad's leg as well as tested his leg.
(1) He was happy with the good healing of the wound, without infection.
(2) During surgery, he noticed that the soft tissue around dad's left hip had hardened. This might explain why dad couldn't fully straighten his left leg while lying on the bed. This is a concern as it affects his walking. So Dr P wrote a letter to the physiotherapist on appropriate exercise, especially one that helped with hip extension. My dad was also advised to straighten as much as possible his legs while lying on bed or sitting on chair.
(3) The biopsy on the tumours on the removed part of the femur showed the same conclusion: mucinous adenocarcinoma. Dr P had asked many specialists all over Malaysia. Initially they reacted incredulously when heard that my dad had lived nearly 3 years after diagnosis despite the high suspcion that the cancer originated from the pancreas, but they later concluded that patients with mucinous type of pancreatic cancer tended to live longer than those with other types.
(4) He suggested us to consult oncologist about treatment for cancer in the rest of his body, notably in his abdomen and lungs. We later made appointment to consult Dr D.
Meanwhile, his regular shortness of breath was worrisome. His lungs were clear i.e. no infection. Could it be due to cancer? Jasper Lodge's visiting doctor, Dr T, didn't think so: it's unlikely the lung nodules - largest was 1.8cm based on CT scan at the end of May - would suddenly cause major problems 3 months later. Her best guess, which was similar to ours, was emotional distress. She would continue to monitor him. We would still consult Dr D on this.
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