Dad had his defibrillator put on last Wednesday. The procedure went well. He will go to the doctor next week to have the staples in his chest taken out and then we will have the pacemaker part of the machine set to boost his heart rate. He was in some discomfort later the night of the surgery but handles it ok. The next day he woke with excruciating pain in his back that was shooting down his leg. Knowing Dad doesn't complain much I was worried. I took him to his family doctor today and it turns out he has Shingles on top of everything else. He has a nasty rash on his lower back....poor guy has been through so much. The Doc gave him pain pills and I am putting calamine lotion on the rash. He'll muddle through this I'm sure. In the meantime he is relying on his walker more than usual. Here he is before the surgery.
My Right Eye
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