confused.....
- From: "Justin Scherle" <scherlej@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 18:12:53 GMT
I dont know if anyone here can or is willing to help me out but i
desperately need information. My mother is literally dying in the hospital
from a cancer that was diagnosed in November 2004. She had colon cancer
which spread to her bowels and she had the majority of her intestines
removed in mid February. Within a week we were advised that she would have
8 months left to live without treatment and no positive treatment plan was
suggested. Soon after learning this we were also advised that the cancer
had now spread to her liver (which is almost completely infested with it)her
bladder and her kidneys. The week before last they informed us it was now
in her brain. My mom is no longer eating anything at all and has been
strictly on water and a intraveinus feed in her chest and another in her
hand for gravol injections. She has been regularly recieving morphine shots
approx. every two hours, except at night - when she gets them every three
hours. It seems the nurses that are on shift each have different ideas or
"facts" that they feed us and it is very confusing and frustrating to try to
understand what it is we should be most concerned or on top of, as far as my
moms medications go. She had been getting a lactose pill of some sort up
until about 4 or 5 days ago when it just was no longer brought in any
longer. This morning a new nurse came in and said that it was important to
make sure her bowels were kept moving and that she MUST have this pill.
What we dont understand is, my mom is not eating anything - therefore there
is not going to be anything for her bowels to remove - other than water.
She has a catheter now because it made it more comfortable for her and gave
her a chance to get better rest during the night. She has had a callosphemy
bag since her surgery in February since she no longer has intestines. I
would really just like to know what should be going on and honestly what i
can expect. As it is, i honestly feel my mom wont make it two weeks. We
only got the prognosis of eight months less than 3 months ago and it has
only been the last two weeks that she really has deteriorated with her sight
going and having no mobility in her left arm. Prior to that she was still
eating and communicating with us. How can something change so drastically
in a matter of days?
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