Thank You for Your Prayers for Ken

Praise God Ken has a treatable condition. The doctor thinks this most recent attack on his body is polymyalgia rheumatica meaning "many painful muscles and joints". He said that he is not sure, but if Ken responds to the treatments he would know by tomorrow morning. Here are some links to this explanation of this condition that I found quite interesting: http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068806/ and http://www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com/polymyalgia-rheumatica.html

Ken's present condition is exactly as described as symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica on these websites. Ken started treatment for this disease today with prednisone by tablet and magnesium sulphate through IV.

I called the nurse where he is getting his natural treatments with Poly-MVA and she said I shouldn't give Ken the Poly MVA while he is on the prednisone, but I could give him the CO-Enzyme Q10 and the Vitamin D3. These websites show that he will have to be treated for this condition from 1 to 2 years or the symptoms will come back. I don't know how this is going to effect his natural cancer treatments. I will need to talk to the doctor concerning this long term treatment if Ken actually does have polymyalgia rheumatica.

My sister, Rowena, drove down to Muskogee from Del City today in the rain to help us sit with Ken. She is with him now and Jeff and I went to lunch at Golden Corral and then to the library. I am so thankful for my family and friends.

Ken is doing much better today. He found out that the morphine shots were not helping him that much with the deep muscle pain, but that the Lortab and Tylenol were. These are both anti-inflammatory medications, so I guess that is why they worked better. Yesterday he was so drugged up on the morphine, but today his mind is clear and he has been cutting up and kidding with anyone who comes into the room. He still cannot move his arms and left leg, but he is doing a much better pain-wise.

Well, I'd better get back to the hospital. If you would like to call one of us at the hospital, the phone number is 918-684-2227. Ken cannot reach and pick up the phone, but one of us will be there with him all of the time.

Thanks again for your prayers.

Love,
Ken & Mary