BRIEF: Not quite as out of it today. Dr estimates we have weeks not days, or months, she said 2 months would be extremely generous.
The doctor's visit was really good. She was wonderful. She went through all of mom's medication and got rid of some things, and changed some things to try to control the can't-catch-her-breath issue and the anxiety that comes with it. She gave me some helpful ways to care for mom without hurting myself or her.
Mom was more clearheaded while the doctor was here. The doctor said from a neuro/mind perspective she is top notch and could go on for a long time. But the body will start shutting down if she isn't drinking enough. Also, if she isn't eating it will be problematic. She said that the belly distention is mostly gas, not fluid. But, she does have quite a bit of fluid on the lungs again. She said the wheezing isn't in her lungs, it's on the outside around the lungs (that was very encouraging news for me - the wheezing made me feel like she wasn't going to see the end of the week). She said she isn't God so she obviously can't say the day mom will die. But, based on her experience and what she is seeing, mom has weeks, not days. She said 2 months would be extremely generous.
Obviously, it's not as much time as we were told originally. But, after the way this week as been, I think this has been good news.
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