The past month has been somewhat of a roller coaster. carl did well in the initial stages of the trial but had side effects from the drug used in the latter part. The researchers tried reducing the dose of medication, but even at very low levels carl showed side effects requiring medical intervention. Yesterday we called it a day, withdrawing him from the trial. I had high hopes for the trial as Carl's bladder function was much improved and there were some changes in his hindlimb function.
Carl is thus back to his old routine - daily rehab with weekly sessions in the underwater treadmill. I still hold out hope that somewhere down the line we'll find some way to help Carl, but am happy with how things are now.
Carl not concentrating in the UWTM (6/25/10)
