Peter's follow-up

Peter went for a checkup with his cardiologist today. His blood pressure still drops between 140/80 (resting) and 80/50 (standing), which results in the dizzy spells. This is still not acceptable so the Doctor has increased the dosage of his blood pressure medication. Peter also has to constantly wear stretch stockings (VERY tight) to assist the blood flow back up to the heart. The Doctor has said that he does not want to consider doing the pacemaker unless it is absolutely necessary, that is, he wants to take the less invasive route if possible. So, for now we are back into the "wait and see" mode. He is still continuing on the antibiotics as his infection has not cleared up completely. During one of Peter's numerous falls (about 3 weeks ago), he injured his shoulder. This injury is still bothering Peter and he has lost a lot of strength and movement in the arm. We now need to take him to see a sports injury specialist who hopefully will be able to find what has caused the problem. Other than all of that he seems to be improving ... gradually ...(said with guarded trepidation!)