Yesterday mom had her first treatment. My cousin Parveen went with her to the treatment and it took forever. They were there from 2pm--6pm. I met them there after work and we all went home together.
Last night she was fine. She ate, she slept, she was alert, a little tired.
This morning at 8am she was up and walking around, she helped my aunt make broccoli.
She then took a long nap and then the visiting nurse came. During this time we should've fed her, there was a 5 hour gap between breakfast. We thought that it was best to let her rest.
When she took her afternoon dose of morphine and reglan (the anti-nausea med) she drank a whole glass of water. This sudden influx of water on an empty stomach made her vomit. So we will have to make sure she eats more frequently.
Since then she's had some ice cream, crackers and the like. For dinner she didn't eat much. She had some soup that aunt made her but not too much of it. She didn't feel very well and was queasy tonight. We're taking it slow and I just hope whatever she did eat she keeps down.
Tomorrow I will try to make her some Bangali custard (otherwise known as )
How is your mom doing now after the treatment? Hopefully better and keeping food down. I know she's very strong- nom nom bengali custard- CAN'T SAY NO TO THAT. i'm sure you know all of this- but how is her vitimin D intake? along with chemo - i think some studies (somewhere over the rainbow, i'm not quite sure exactly where) indicate that B vitamins such as B12, B6, and folate, can reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer when consumed in food... Other than chemo, what else has been helping? I'm sure you know everything that i"m saying, I just wanted to make sure you know that I'm here, and slowly, everything will be ok.
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Cancer is a word, not a sentence. ~John Diamond