Hey all! I’m late on this post. Sorry about that! She came back home Saturday afternoon, after waiting to be discharged for 6 hours. Go Jupiter Medical. Her color is back and she has some energy back. So hopefully she can use this time, before the next round of chemo, to eat and build her strength. Thanks for all your love and support.
Fluid is drained and blood is being transfused.
The fluid draining went well. They got 1.2 liters! A lot. She is already looking better and has a little more spirits. And was actually asking for food! Amazing. It’s the little things. 🙂 She’s hooked up to the blood and everything seems to be ok there. Hopefully she will get out tomorrow. Love to all.
Update and hospital
Some updates on the current sitch. My mom came home from the hospital on Monday afternoon. We got her settled in at home – they gave her antibiotics and a breathing treatment and exercises to do at the house. She was still short of breath and fatigued and a bit bummed about the whole thing, but was making great efforts to do what she could. On Wednesday, she went back.. Read More
Hospitality
Unfortunately I am writing this note at the hospital. My mom had chemo last Wednesday and Jesse and I got in that night. On Thursday we went to several doctors appointments and she was doing ok. Then Friday, chemo symptoms started kicking in and she had a fair amount of nausea in the morning. By the late morning she woke up from a nap and had a slight fever of.. Read More
A little good news!
Last Thursday my mom had a brain MRI to see how well the radiation worked. She saw her radiation oncologist on Friday and he said he was really pleased with the results. 🙂 Though the spot on her brain is still visible, there is no growth and no swelling. He said the spot that’s still visible could be scar tissue as well. So some great news. 🙂 Her next follow up for.. Read More
Gosh Darn (Expletive) Insurance Companies
As you may have guessed from the title of this post, the insurance company denied coverage for the chemo drug the doctor wanted. So she started on Taxotere today. She will go weekly for the foreseeable future. They will, obviously, monitor her to make sure her body is handling it well. Not a whole lot more to say on that. She will lose her hair and has already taken control.. Read More