Took my mom to see Dr. Reisenweber as a followup to the scare on Sunday at the ER. He thoroughly examined her and feels very strongly it is Costochondritis (which is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum). It causes sharp pain in the costosternal joint — where your ribs and breastbone are joined by rubbery cartilage. Pain caused by costochondritis may mimic that of a heart attack or other heart conditions.) He is not ordering any further testing at this time. The flare ups can be treated with simple over the counter pain medication - and she also needs to "lighten" her load. . . so that means we need to carry more of the "weight" when caring for dad as far as moving or rolling him. Mom tends to take over and "do it all" when we are there helping - so we are just gonna crack down on her and let her do the "nursing" things while we do all the lifting.
We are overjoyed with this diagnosis because the ER doc had suggested a bone scan to rule out "the worst case" scenario and today we are praising God because her family doctor was able to confidently diagnose her symptoms and I know she is greatly relieved.
Dad was happy to hear the news too - so all is good at the Kisner house today. Thanks for your continued love and prayers!
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