Been a busy two days! Yesterday therapy went very well. Because of his leg he will be limited to what he can do, but he is able to work on a couple of the machines. The therapist thought that he might need another neuro consult, so that was scheduled for today.

We did get our supplies delivered yesterday...all 3 boxes! They take up 5 shelves in the closet! I don't know where we're going to put them at home. We'll have to do some major rearranging of closets!

Today we had the neuro consult and he didn't think that the leg problem was caused by any nerve damage, or neurological problems. His thinking was that there was an infection somewhere in his body. The discoloration is due to dead tissue in his leg from whatever the problem is. He thought it could be an infection in the shin bone so he has scheduled a bone scan and a consult with an infectious disease doctor. Those appointments are not until the end of November. We're going to see if Tina and Dr. Hosenpud can't get them moved up. It seems to me that if there's an active infection somewhere more damage could be done by waiting that long. But, I'm not a doctor.

The wound nurse said it could take months for his heel to heal and gave him a foam rubber boot to wear at night and while he's sitting to keep any pressure off of his foot.

Of course all of this pushes back his rehab and recovery and is somewhat discouraging, especially to Bill. He's made several comments that he's not getting any better and he wants to go home. But, overall he seems to be some better. He looks better through his face and his appetite is slowly coming back. He's gaining weight, and we are making sure it's not just fluid.

All for today. We have a very long day tomorrow...rehab at 8:30, labs at 10:30, Tina at 12:30, and Dr. Hosenpud at 2. The longest of these is the rehab which will take an hour. The others won't take long at all. Just a lot of waiting around. As long as I have my nook, I'll be fine!