Farb and Genie spent most of the night pondering all the things ahead. (JIII did, too, when he wasn't in his drugged sleep!) At 9am, Genie called Dr. David Fajgenbaum's office and got an appointment for 3:00, be there at 2:45. Farb would stay on for conference in Asheville, waiting to hear if he needed to come home. Genie hit the road to get home in time for the process of getting drugged JIII into the car and to the appointment. Good friend Ellen got the x-rays from WakeMed North to Dr. F's office. Thank you so much, Ellen!
Nothing new ... ruptured achilles tendon in right leg, traumatic. MRI scheduled for Friday afternoon; surgery scheduled at Rex for noon Tuesday.
During the previous week, JIII has had a return of hives after a nice 2 years without them. He's been taking Benadryl and other over-the counter remedies, but now he needs to see his allergist. Problem is, it's been more than 5 years since we've seen him, the records are in storage and it will take a week to get them (to see what the last medications were that seemed to work the best after a few years of trial and error) and the doctor won't prescribe over the phone since it's been so long and besides, there are no appointments available Friday or Monday. So, on to the general practioner who gave him a shot and a prescription of prednisone to be completed before surgery.
Finally home about 7pm and exhausted, Farb called. He had gotten a ride home with a friend who was leaving the conference early (thanks, Peter!) because he wasn't getting anything out of it anyway and wanted to be home with us.
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