Introduction

Welcome to my blog about my mom, Loretta, and our journey through learning of her cancer and treatment.

Just a little background. Mom is 61 and hadn't been to a doctor in about 18 years until this past June 2011. The reason for this is due to the surmountable cost of insurance, even when your spouse has insurance it can be cost prohibitive.
So, Mom finally got approved by JPS in June and it was a good thing too, she had Basil cell carcinoma on the bridge of her nose. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor and plastic surgery reconstruction. She also has high blood pressure and Thyroid problems. We thought she was finally getting the attention she was missing and was going to be OK. Boy were we mistaken.
Mom started having some abdominal pain the first of January 2012. After talking with her and the pain getting worse, she finally agreed that she needed to go to the clinic or ER.
The following blog posts chronicle the events since then. Future posts will continue to explain treatment, issues concerning her condition and general comments.
I appreciate you taking the time to learn about what it means to be diagnosed and this type of cancer. Mom has been a trooper so far, she says "I'll beat this".

Monday, May 14, 2012

Finally out of the hospital

5/14/12 - Monday

Yeah!!!! Mom got out of the hospital yesterday!
She was scared of coming home, but we talked it through and she was finally ready to leave.
Her pain meds leave her forgetful and very confused at times.
I'm so pleased she's home. We had to make a decision Saturday as to whether she wanted to continue treatment or call Hospice.
After explaining it to her again, she realized that if she chose Hospice, there would be no more treatment and they would just make her comfortable until the end.
Wow, you should have seen the clarity in her face once she realized what I was saying! She said, "let's do this, let's get treatment"!
Mom's a tough cookie and she proved that Saturday. She decided it was time to start moving, so Kathy and I got her up and walking down the hall and back. She did real well for someone that's been in bed for 2 weeks. After exercising, mom and I went into the bathroom and she got a good shower. She enjoyed it so much she was purring like a kitten.
I thought we had her all tuckered out, but I'm guessing after we left she took a short nap and then started calling everyone. LMAO

So here we are on Monday. Mom said she slept really well and didn't have any pain in the evening.
I did all of her pills for the week and she was really confused then. I'll have to keep on top of her taking those for awhile to make sure she doesn't forget or try and add/delete pills.
We are waiting on home health to come teach me to give her IV antibiotics. Sorry, got interrupted on my post by the home health lady, Carrie. 2 hour visit, you know the one, give me your mom's life history. Ugh
All of this background so that she can show me how to deliver mom's IV antibiotics.
So we has to rush to see Dr Lingham. We are here now, waiting for her to see us in the exam room.
Next stop is JPS IR department to check on mom's drains.

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