Peg called at 11:15 this morning to ask that I help Karen take Mom to the emergency room. Since Mom had the procedure Thursday to remove the fluid from her lung, she has had steadily increasing pain in her left side and back. It got to the point of being unbearable. Also, she started experiencing some nausea and dizziness late last night and again this morning.
After contacting an oncologist the suggestion was made to take her to the hospital to have her checked out. It says a lot that she was more than willing to go. The short story is that sometimes this sort of pain is not uncommon after a fluid drain like she had.
All her vitals were checked and x-rays taken to make sure the lung had not collapsed. She was given a shot for her pain and after a few hours she was back home resting again. The doctor on call informed her to absolutely return if the pain gets to this level again. She still has a persistent cough and it is then that her pain is the worst.
At this point she is still on schedule to have her surgery tomorrow morning to install the port in her upper chest. Peg is going to stay over night tonight and Karen is staying with her tomorrow night. Say an extra prayer tonight that her surgery tomorrow goes well. Take care, Jim
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As Mom told us this afternoon this was the first time she was ever in the emergency room for herself. It was not a pleasant scene seeing your Mom laying in a hospital bed. Of course, she was as ornery as ever especially after they administried the pain medicine, as she told us not to disturb her. So we obliged, didn't really talk to her but she informed us she could hear every word we were saying. It was pretty FUNNY!! I'm off this morning to take her to the hospital for her surgery, so say lots of prayers for her. Love, Pat
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