Surgery Updates February 23, 2021

February 23, 2021

 10:18 am pdt
I've talked to Amanda a few times today. She's still exhausted. Last night she had a little Jello and threw it up, and continued vomiting through the night. This morning she had some soup and so far has kept that down. They're going to try moving her along to solid food for lunch. As long as she's able to keep that down, she should be coming home this afternoon. Neither of us have spoken to the surgeon yet, hopefully he visits her soon.

 1:01 pm pdt
She ended up vomiting again about an hour before lunch. So far lunch itself is staying down.

 1:07 pm pdt
This morning she was definitely in pain. They had already given her 2 oxycodone and she said they told her she could go up to four, so she was going to talk to the nurse about getting some more. However, we already know from previous medical experiences that narcotics make her nauseous (not uncommon) and she hasn't eaten much soooo

 1:09 pm pdt
Molly: I just texted her. She says the pain is manageable right now.

 3:50 pm pdt
They are giving her Zofran and Metoclopramide (Reglan).

 3:52 pm pdt
Amanda's case manager called me a little bit ago to make sure i was available to pick her up when she was ready. She suggested it was possible they may keep her overnight again. So far Amanda has managed to keep lunch down without issue, but she says she thinks they will keep her through dinner at least. No one has talked to her about another night yet.

 4:05 pm pdt
Jolene: She hasn't been having any trouble going to the bathroom, so at least we've got that box checked. Hopefully the food situation improves.

In addition to whatever painkillers they're sending home, i picked up some weed on the way back from Costco. Weird, that. Can't imagine what i would have thought about "weed" being on my grocery list ten, five, even two years ago.

 

 4:11 pm pdt
Molly, Jolene: Yep. She started experimenting with edibles about halfway through chemo when the pain and nausea got too much. It's been extremely helpful, definitely better than any of the pain meds they've prescribed her. The ones i picked up today are a little more powerful than what she's been getting. We've been going up slowly in increments since she has no previous history of marijuana use.

 

 4:19 pm pdt

Update: Amanda says it sounds like they are in fact planning to keep her overnight again. Also, the surgeon still has not come by to talk to her.

 

 5:15 pm pdt
Jeri: There's a dispensary two blocks from the house. I just walk in, they ask what kind of THC to CBD ratio i want, and whether i want that in cherry or pineapple. I don't think they covered this in DARE.

 

 5:21 pm pdt

Zuul is convinced she is never coming back.