Tuesday was a D-, Wed too

Mary finished Tuesday night pretty much the same way as the day started. Very low key, low energy and tentative because of either back pain or stomach difficulties. She did eat a good portion of her dinner so that was good, and she ends the day with a glass of warm milk and the cookies she baked for Thanksgiving that are waiting patiently in the freezer.

This morning, Wednesday, she started stronger but that was driven by the Maids service due every other Wednesday. She didn't feel strong enough to vacate the house on her own so I came home from work for a long lunch hour. When I arrived, she asked me to put another 1/2 patch of fentanyl on her because the back pain was more intense. That means she is on three quarters of an adult dose and by the time we got back to the house she said the pain had lessened.

We left the house as the Maids arrived at 11:15 and returned at 1PM after they had gone. We took the dogs with us so they spent most of the time waiting in the car while we ate at the Purple Onion. On the way home, we stopped at the local park but Mary sat in the car listening to the radio while I walked the doggies. I got to use two blue bags during the walk because the dogs were successful!

I am really looking forward to tomorrows visit with the Oncologist. We need to set a plan to identify the source of this pain and then get rid of it.