HARD WEEK
Last Friday I reported that the CA125 was down a little bit. Lou had chemo that Wednesday and things got worse Saturday and Sunday with so much pain that she took four pain pills a day that caused constipation that by Monday was bad. She didn't eat anything Monday and vomited up what little she did eat. She was running out of nausea pills and I called to get them refilled in Abilene. The nurse said that if she didn't get relief that they were worried about a tumor blocking the colon and to go to the emergency room in Abilene and get a "picture of her tummy". Lou said no that she knew what the problem was and took a dose of Milk of Magnesia Monday night. That worked. Tuesday morning the blockage was removed and she was relieved by that. Her appetite returned a little and she asked for a waffle for breakfast and ate 1/4 of one. She rested while Lydia cleaned the house but had some fever. When I went to Abilene Wednesday to get her prescriptions refilled I called the nurse who told me to start keeping a record of her temperature and again said to take her to the emergency room if it got bad. When I got home I checked about 3 p.m. and it was 99.7 but dropped later.
She still complains of feeling punk and hurting in her abdomen and back. She sleeps in the morning and afternoon and only checks her email about every three days. She is feeling a little better today but still is not eating much. She isn't nauseous but doesn't have any appetite. She hasn't been outside for the week. She is a little better every day after a really bad Monday. She says she doesn't know if she can face another round of this chemo.
She really hated that she missed the Joyce Thompson lecture by Fran Vick Monday but said she was glad she made the decision not to go after feeling so bad. Lou was overwhelmed by an email from Jeff Singleton who has put together a prayer team of all faiths in the Metroplex to pray for her. She appreciates all of your prayers. It is one thing that helps her get through the day.
It finally got below freezing on Halsell Hill this morning reaching 30 degrees. Abilene reported a freeze last Wednesday. They are predicting a nice day for Thanksgiving next Thursday. I still have to write my Livestock Weekly column that comes out that day. We are seeing the deer every day but the turkeys haven't come back. Lou says that the fox we are seeing is a new mother fox who will have kits soon.
Last Friday I reported that the CA125 was down a little bit. Lou had chemo that Wednesday and things got worse Saturday and Sunday with so much pain that she took four pain pills a day that caused constipation that by Monday was bad. She didn't eat anything Monday and vomited up what little she did eat. She was running out of nausea pills and I called to get them refilled in Abilene. The nurse said that if she didn't get relief that they were worried about a tumor blocking the colon and to go to the emergency room in Abilene and get a "picture of her tummy". Lou said no that she knew what the problem was and took a dose of Milk of Magnesia Monday night. That worked. Tuesday morning the blockage was removed and she was relieved by that. Her appetite returned a little and she asked for a waffle for breakfast and ate 1/4 of one. She rested while Lydia cleaned the house but had some fever. When I went to Abilene Wednesday to get her prescriptions refilled I called the nurse who told me to start keeping a record of her temperature and again said to take her to the emergency room if it got bad. When I got home I checked about 3 p.m. and it was 99.7 but dropped later.
She still complains of feeling punk and hurting in her abdomen and back. She sleeps in the morning and afternoon and only checks her email about every three days. She is feeling a little better today but still is not eating much. She isn't nauseous but doesn't have any appetite. She hasn't been outside for the week. She is a little better every day after a really bad Monday. She says she doesn't know if she can face another round of this chemo.
She really hated that she missed the Joyce Thompson lecture by Fran Vick Monday but said she was glad she made the decision not to go after feeling so bad. Lou was overwhelmed by an email from Jeff Singleton who has put together a prayer team of all faiths in the Metroplex to pray for her. She appreciates all of your prayers. It is one thing that helps her get through the day.
It finally got below freezing on Halsell Hill this morning reaching 30 degrees. Abilene reported a freeze last Wednesday. They are predicting a nice day for Thanksgiving next Thursday. I still have to write my Livestock Weekly column that comes out that day. We are seeing the deer every day but the turkeys haven't come back. Lou says that the fox we are seeing is a new mother fox who will have kits soon.
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