We're home! Home at the carriage house, that is. Mom was discharged again today - a week after her first discharge from the hospital. Let's hope the 2nd time's a charm. :)
So far this discharge has gone much better than the first. Mom's been eating pretty well (in addition to her continuous tube feedings . . . maybe we can get some meat on her bones!). In fact, the first thing she did when we got to the carriage house was go to the kitchen and start looking for a snack. She was so sick last weekend she never even went in the kitchen, and she certainly never attempted to eat any food. After her snack, she took a shower and then sat on the couch and watched TV for a while. This is completely different woman than the one Patty and I brought home last Thursday. This woman is Tricia! We've missed her!
Keep praying about Mom's sodium and other electrolyte levels/her overall nutrition status. She's getting her tube feeds continously, plus eating/drinking more normally, plus taking salt pills. Pray that her body will tolerate all of this well and she will be able to gain some weight!
Pray for Mom to have less pain and get some rest. She has a pain patch now, which hasn't worked any miracles but has definitely helped. She's still taking her regular pain med when she needs it (pretty much every four hours). She has not been sleeping very well, even when she's not hurting, so pray that she'll be able to get the rest that she needs as her body recovers from this surgery. Dr. Martin told us today that it can take up to 6 - 8 weeks for those now-electrocuted cancer cells to completely die, so Mom may continue to have back pain for a while.
Pray that Mom's doctor's appointment on Monday would go well, that her labs would be normal, and that we'll be able to come home on Monday or Tuesday. Pray that God would continue to heal Mom from this surgery and from breast and pancreatic cancer. Pray that He would be glorified through that healing and through every part of this journey. It's really all about Him.
1 comment:
Sounds like good news!! Glad she is back more to herself!! I will be praying about specifics!! Just a thought...with the back pain...does she have a body pillow? That has really helped while I have been recovering from back surgery...if she doesn't you might try that to help some. Praying for her and all of you!
Love much!
:-)
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