Outpatient surgery
Mom had outpatient surgery today to put in a port for the chemo treatments. She called a couple of hours ago and said everything went fine, except they gave her a shot of morphine just as she was telling them that morphine keeps her awake. She told dad he had a loooong night ahead of him :)
Her next chemo treatment is Friday, then she has to go back to the doctor next Monday for an injection of blood platelets to boost her white blood cell count.
Even though the doctors explained what to expect from the treatments, none of us really had a clue. She didn't really react until about 3 days after her first treatment, but this past week was pretty rough at times. She had a couple of better days interspersed between days when she was too sick to get out of bed. But by this past Friday evening she was feeling better, and almost back to her normal self by yesterday, with the exception of not having much strength. She was feeling good enough to boss me around :)
We're all so thankful for the friends and family who call and visit. They've helped keep Mom's spirits up and have been an encouragement to her, especially those who've been through the same or something similar. Thank you to everyone praying for her and sending her get well wishes. I pass on all the messages, and I can tell you Mom is appreciative of every one.
Her next chemo treatment is Friday, then she has to go back to the doctor next Monday for an injection of blood platelets to boost her white blood cell count.
Even though the doctors explained what to expect from the treatments, none of us really had a clue. She didn't really react until about 3 days after her first treatment, but this past week was pretty rough at times. She had a couple of better days interspersed between days when she was too sick to get out of bed. But by this past Friday evening she was feeling better, and almost back to her normal self by yesterday, with the exception of not having much strength. She was feeling good enough to boss me around :)
We're all so thankful for the friends and family who call and visit. They've helped keep Mom's spirits up and have been an encouragement to her, especially those who've been through the same or something similar. Thank you to everyone praying for her and sending her get well wishes. I pass on all the messages, and I can tell you Mom is appreciative of every one.