Because of his headaches from his spinal tap aka lumbar puncture (LP) on Friday he will need to go in tomorrow for a blood patch. Here is a summary of what that procedure is:
"Blood patch: If your headache is caused by a leakage of CSF from the LP site, a blood patch procedure may be needed. This procedure uses a small amount of your blood, that is taken from a vein, to patch (seal) the LP leak. The blood is put through a needle into your spinal canal in the same way that the LP was done. You will need to lie in bed for 1 to 2 hours after this procedure. This procedure may need to be repeated if your headache is not relieved."
So he'll have this done tomorrow morning which will hopefully relieve his headaches. Then we'll probably head straight to the clinic near our house to have his full body CT scan and heart MUGA scan done.
He is also scheduled to see his oncologist Friday afternoon where we are hoping to have all the results from these tests. Then we are hoping to get his complete diagnosis and treatment plan.
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