Recently Scott has been feeling VERY poor. Like walking Zombie poor. I'm not quite sure what to think about it. He's been gradually getting more & more tired... exhausted is a better way to describe it.
Let me back up about a month.
Scott finally got tired of taking up to 20 minutes (on a good day) to pee. With his father's history of prostate cancer, he decided to get it checked out. Low & behold his PSA numbers had tripled in the course of 1 year and a physical exam showed the normally walnut-sized prostate to be the size of his fist! 
10 days later & lots of hoops to jump through, he had an MRI and x-ray. Last week the Urologist told him they're going to wait another 6 months to check his numbers again because there wasn't any sign of a tumor. SIX more months of agonizing urination? Okay, whatever... He has severe burning & gut-cramping whenever he pees, so he went back to the PCP to figure out what's wrong, no answers. Mind you, this appointment is done by teleconference because you have to be dying to get into the office nowadays. Totally not what we're hoping for.
Also last week Scott proceeded to get a sliver of wood AND metal embedded in his eye, just close enough to the cornea that 2 Opthamologist appointments were necessary (a 3rd one next week). The slivers were removed but now there's all sorts of irritation. He looks like he has pink eye (but not). Go figure. lol
At the PCP teleconference appointment I just mentioned, Scott also got a referral to a 1) Dermatologist 2) Cardiologist, and 3) Hearing center
Dermatologist) At Scott's last "check-up" he shared that his sister is undergoing treatment for stage 3 melanoma cancer so she looked at a few spots on Scott's back. YEP - some suspicious looking buggers need investigated & removed.
Cardiologist) Several weeks ago Scott & his PCP doctor decided to monitor his blood pressure & heart rate because he seemed to be having issues with the meds she prescribed for him. YEP - the irregularities are concerning because his resting heart rate is ALWAYS high. When he wakes up it's 100 bpm. That's too much. Luckily the blood pressure seems to be under control for now.
Hearing Center) This guy makes me repeat every freaking thing I say, so he confessed there's a constant hissing in his ears. So I guess that might mean a hearing aide? Idk
Finally he went to his monthly Pain Doctor appointment and they proceeded to tell him the Prostate issue needs a second opinion. They HIGHLY encouraged him to seek a biopsy, which I'm so glad they did. I'm sure he'll have to go to a 2nd Urologist or go back to the first one and beg for them to do it. Why they didn't in the first place is beyond me. Again... poor Scott.
And let me not forget he has sinus drainage that has his throat incredibly sore. Naturally the running nose and fatigue are signs of coronavirus so I haven't mentioned that. That's the LAST thing he needs. If he comes home with a fever tonight I might have to quarantine myself to the upstairs. I don't know how much more I can take! 
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