With Mom's platelets at 0, and white blood cells dropping, Dr. Jeong ordered some blood. At 11:00 p.m. Ryan, her nurse, started a bag of A+ platelets. She had 2 bags and they dripped all night. At 4:00 a.m. it was finally done - just in time for the morning labs at 5:30 a.m.
Mom didn't get much sleep. The PICC line was getting a little temperamental. The slightest movement of her arm made the machine beep... and we didn't pack Cathy's afghan this time, there was no place to stick her thumb. Note: Bring the afghan tomorrow!
Her labs came back critical so Dr. Jeong ordered 2 bags of red blood cells. Hopefully these would help her strength and make her start feeling better. He also ordered a pain pump to help with her mouth.
Tuesday she tried a bite of omelet for breakfast. I don't think so!
For lunch she tried a bite of cheeseburger. Are you crazy! Not with that throat.
Jell-o went down a little easier, but not much. The IV diet will have to do for now. Yum!
No comments:
Post a Comment