On Friday morning, we were able to meet with mom's oncologist to talk over what's been going on. Thursday evening she had a CT scan, so he was able to speak with us about that as well. The CT scan showed that the cancer has grown. Her doctor also advised to stop chemo treatments at this time. He talked a lot about maintaining treatments to make mom comfortable, such as her medications and getting the fluid removed from her abdomen as needed. The bacteria in her blood and her drop in blood pressure were other factors that also lead her doctor to move away from any chemo treatments.
Mom continued to receive blood pressure medication to regulate it through out the day on Friday and into the night. She did have to have an arterial line put in her right arm, because they were unable to find her blood pressure with a cuff. Once the line was in, they were able to really pin point how much medication to give her to regulate it. Thankfully, on Saturday, she was weaned off and holding her blood pressure on her own. Her breathing rate has also increased. At times she does us the oxygen, because the fluid in her stomach does make breathing difficult. She has a lot of fluid in her abdomen right now. They would like to give her the paracentesis, but her blood work showed that she had a low red blood cell count. That result has pushed back the paracentesis for now. To help get her blood back on track, she was given 2 bags of blood today. The nurses also gave her some medications to try to take off some of the fluid. Mom's hands and especially her legs/feet are very swollen. As long as mom is able to keep her blood pressure up and her blood work comes back okay, she should be able to get the fluid removed on Monday. With all the medications, fluid, blood, and more mom's receiving, the nurses had to put in a picc line. They can only give so many things through her port, so they need another access point.
Over the past couple days, mom has had little sleep. She was only taking about 10 to 15 minute cat naps. Today she finally started taking longer naps. She still hasn't been eating very much. She has been drinking a lot of water though, so that's been good.
Please keep up your prayers for my mom. She is so thankful for all the prayers that have been lifted up and that continue to be lifted up.
I was reminded of the following verse on Friday.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
We have trust in God in all of this. We know that He has a purpose and a plan for my mom.
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