As dad was having his last dose of chemo for the week, mom started feeling pain in her abdomen. After waiting it out for awhile, the pain just got worse and she realized that she was likely having another gallstone attack. Sooo yesterday afternoon she checked into the ER and had some tests done to confirm that was what was going on. So she was admitted last night up to the main part of the hospital and is currently awaiting surgery for the removal of her gallbladder.
Earlier today she had an ERCP which stands for something. I can't keep up with medical acronyms. Anyway, it's a procedure where they scope down her throat into her bile ducts to make sure that there isn't any obstructions because the ducts were inflamed in the ultrasound she had yesterday.
So, she came out of that a little while ago but was pretty groggy. They had to pump some air into her abdomen so she was having quite a bit of discomfort until I made her get some more Dilaudid and some Zofran for the kind of queasy nausea she has been having. Unfortunately she ended her "Vomit-free since '73" streak post-surgery. Wasn't much to come up though since she's only allowed liquids.
Andy is flying into town this evening, which will be nice to help out!
Mom is scheduled to have surgery to remove the gallbladder tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. So I will keep you posted with all of that. I know only all too well what goes with this procedure. For an insight as to what that is like, check out my blog about it from a little over a year ago.
In the meantime, I have been promoted to head nurse.
Move over Nurse Ratchet, there's a new sheriff in town! :-)
P.S. Mom just said to me "Maybe you can get some of that diddle-ay" she meant dilaudid.
P.P.S. Also, a little bit ago when Matt called my phone vibrated on the table while she was snoozing so i grabbed it quickly and said "sorry!" to her and she goes "Oh...I thought that was me." So for clarification I said: "Oh, you thought it was your cell phone?" to which she replied "Nope. Just thought it was me."
P.P.P.S. I have been forbidden from publishing pictures of her on here. But she is asleep right now... :-)
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