Feverish Feet!

Just when we were finished with Orion graduating from Swarthmore College and we thought he had a little breather from medical procedures he woke up to both feet swelling and covered in a bright rash. His feet were hot to the touch and tender. It looked like contact dermatitis to me but from what, where? I had him elevate his feet and take a benedryl cap. After an hour they started looking a little better but he called his oncologist Dr. Ebb who wanted him to get an ultra-sound to rule out a blood clot in his legs.

This on a day when my car was in the shop getting prepped for our seven weeks of commuting to Boston for radiation therapy. So Sally left work and off we went to Cooley-Dickinson, our community hospital. Nice enough folk but I admit to regretting leaving Boston and MGH. After nearly five hours they had ruled out a blood clot and all his blood values were normal. So they shrugged and sent us home.

This morning his feet look much better, hot touch gone, almost normal. He set up his first appointment for proton radiation for next Wednesday when we will also check in with Dr. Ebb.

I wish I did not have to write this blog!