Evidently the tumor has grow back almost completely because they tried to insert a cathater to see if they could avoid her having to urinate and have that pain, but they couldn't insert it because the tumor has already grown back to the large size and is blocking the entrance. The nurse didn't want to force it and make the tumor bleed because they had a problem with that during the original procedure where they tried to remove it.
Last night Mom had a bad leg cramp at about 4am and I gave her a morphine dose. The dr said this morning that it might be a blood clot but there isn't anything they can do about it other than take her in to the hospital for a sonogram but even then they couldn't give her blood thinners. She is actually very sensitive to the touch everywhere and I'm not sure what that is all about.
She's only been here 2 1/2 weeks. the hospice dr said that she probably will last some period of weeks rather than months because she is looking pale and her nailbeds are pale which is an indication that she is still losing blood. They are not going to do anything about that. They said she is probably anemic.
Mom is a happy camper on her morphine and it's kind of funny. I'm calling her morphine Mamma. She was on the phone yacking to some of her friends last night, had some pasta for dinner and then went to sleep. Her spirits are good and she isn't complaining about anything. So you know it's the drugs or she would have something to say about everything. Good thing she can't get out of bed and see what a mess my linen closet is!! And to make it worse the candelabra hasn't been polished!
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