Some tests found that Jimmy's paternal grandfather has a Cancerous tumor behind his heart.
Pawpaw is very achy all over his belly, but with an endoscope the Doctors saw that he doesn't have any open ulcers, that might be causing the pain. When they went hunting for what might be causing the pain, they found the large tumor. The tumor is the slow-growing type, but it has started to grow already... reaching out to see where it can spread next. His docs think it could be Prostate cancer that spread upward. So, next Friday Pawpaw will see a Urologist to check out if this guess is right. Pawpaw's normal doctor comes back to town on Monday, so we're all hoping he can pull strings for Pawpaw to be examined by a urologist sooner.
Yesterday he was given some pain killers with codeen, so he can finally get some good sleep. His belly ache has been keeping him awake. He's moved into the smaller guest bedroom because it doesn't take as long for the A/C to fill the room when he gets hot. Overall, Pawpaw can't stay warm though. When we saw Jimmy's grandparents last weekend Pawpaw seemed like he was moving a lot more carefully, but he still had his sense of humor. :) He's lost a lot of weight.
Keep him in your prayers. I'll keep yall updated.
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