Monday update

BRIEF:  Things are progressing.  Today the nurse started her on morphine.  Wheezing throughout her chest.  The doctor will be here tomorrow afternoon.

Mom has been out of it most of the day because of the meds she was taking.  Towards this evening, when I asked if she wanted the pain meds or the Xanax, she said no to both, she was sick of being so out of it and wanted to try to handle the pain.  She did pretty good, using the nebulizer to handle the shortness of breath and just pushing through the pain (years of experience).  She became more coherent as the evening went on.

The nurse came at 8pm and in addition to the other stuff, listened to her chest in multiple areas front and back.  When she called the doctor to review mom's chart, she told him the wheezing and congestion were all over. The doctor started her on the morphine to help her breathe.  She can still have the dilauded and the Xanax, though she hasn't chosen to, since early today.  She did decide to have the morphine after going to the bathroom and back to the bed (using the wheel chair).  That's when she gets really out of breath and panicky.  She has said the out of it feeling from the morphine is worth it for the relief of the shortness of breath.

She went about 24 hours without eating, which had me a little concerned (in addition to the other symptoms), but she finally had a few slices of an apple and a quarter piece of cheese.  I keep asking her if she wants to eat something, and other than that tiny amount, she has said no.

I abhor grammatical errors, but am too tired to care at the moment.  Please forgive any.