Wednesday, July 23rd 2014
Mom woke up this morning extremely nauseous and sick. She was scheduled for radiation at 9:25 a.m., but was unable to complete today's treatment due to her constant vomiting. We now have ten more radiation treatments to go and Dr. Norleena Gullett really wants to do what ever it takes to get mom through these last treatments. Zofran was administered through her port to stop the nausea.
During the weekly Radiation Oncology follow-up with Dr. Gullett and Kathy McLaine, Dr. Gullett asked dad to go to the car and bring in mom's bag with all of her medications and supplements. Magic Mouthwash needs to be used 3 times a day again. Aquaphore is to be used on her neck after radiation treatments and before going to bed. Silvadene is not needed while there are no open wounds or a threat of infection. Dr. Gullett discontinued 10 supplements and medications.
Although, Gullett believes that all of the supplements that she is currently taking are great for her overall health, since mom is experiencing nausea, it's best to eliminate some things.
During the weekly Radiation Oncology follow-up with Dr. Gullett and Kathy McLaine, Dr. Gullett asked dad to go to the car and bring in mom's bag with all of her medications and supplements. Magic Mouthwash needs to be used 3 times a day again. Aquaphore is to be used on her neck after radiation treatments and before going to bed. Silvadene is not needed while there are no open wounds or a threat of infection. Dr. Gullett discontinued 10 supplements and medications.
Although, Gullett believes that all of the supplements that she is currently taking are great for her overall health, since mom is experiencing nausea, it's best to eliminate some things.
During the Nurse Assessment in the clinic with mom's nurse Dee, mom was weighed as usual and mom has lost another pound, now she is at 106. After mom's appointment with Georgianna to go over any changes, it was time to met with Letitia Price, Nurse Practitioner, to review mom's blood work. Everything was good except her potassium is elevated. Her blood levels were off a bit probably from vomiting so much this morning. Letitia ordered an hour of fluids to see how mom's blood work looks tomorrow. Unfortunately, infusion couldn't fit her in until 5:00 p.m. and mom said not today. The infusion has been rescheduled for tomorrow during her appointment for Chemotherapy at 10:00 a.m..
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