I was hoping after getting out of the hospital last Saturday that we could get back on track and get ready for the Chemo which is starting next week, but we've had some tough days.
Her overall attitude has really gone down since leaving the hospital. We have seen a parade of doctors and a full schedule of labs and scans and it's starting to take it's toll. She's stopped watching TV (which has always been on) and she is interacting with us less, preferring to stay in her room. Trying to get her to join us for dinner has been unsuccessful, and she is spending most of her time sleeping. :(
There is a real reason for her to feel down, but having a positive attitude as we face the challenges ahead will help a lot.
The biggest problems that Mom's facing as we go into Chemo is a lack of nutrition and dealing with the pain. Dialing in the pain meds hasn't been easy, and Mom's been struggling with a lack of appetite for months. She's lost almost 100 pounds in the last 6 months... but it's becoming all the more important because she's losing a lot of strength and the Chemo is going to knock her down more.
We met with a new primary care physician(PCP) yesterday, and had our Chemo training class. We had to push back the PCP back 90 minutes because getting her up and out was really hard. He gave us a couple new prescriptions that will hopefully help with mood and appetite. We started on the new pills last night, and I am hounding her to drink these prescribed nutritional drinks...
Monday we are getting the Chemo port installed. We have to be at the hospital at 6:30am. Thursday we get the first dose of Chemo, and we have family visiting on the weekend.
All for now, hoping to have a better week.
Her overall attitude has really gone down since leaving the hospital. We have seen a parade of doctors and a full schedule of labs and scans and it's starting to take it's toll. She's stopped watching TV (which has always been on) and she is interacting with us less, preferring to stay in her room. Trying to get her to join us for dinner has been unsuccessful, and she is spending most of her time sleeping. :(
There is a real reason for her to feel down, but having a positive attitude as we face the challenges ahead will help a lot.
The biggest problems that Mom's facing as we go into Chemo is a lack of nutrition and dealing with the pain. Dialing in the pain meds hasn't been easy, and Mom's been struggling with a lack of appetite for months. She's lost almost 100 pounds in the last 6 months... but it's becoming all the more important because she's losing a lot of strength and the Chemo is going to knock her down more.
We met with a new primary care physician(PCP) yesterday, and had our Chemo training class. We had to push back the PCP back 90 minutes because getting her up and out was really hard. He gave us a couple new prescriptions that will hopefully help with mood and appetite. We started on the new pills last night, and I am hounding her to drink these prescribed nutritional drinks...
Monday we are getting the Chemo port installed. We have to be at the hospital at 6:30am. Thursday we get the first dose of Chemo, and we have family visiting on the weekend.
All for now, hoping to have a better week.
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