Mary is scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound at 8AM. When I wrote earlier about the ultrasound, I was not aware that it was accompanied with an option for a procedure. If they find the right conditions, they will do a paracentesis. A paracentesis procedure boils down to "the needle in the tummy" to remove excess fluids and then the fluids are analyzed to see if they can determine the source of the fluid. The condition is called ascites and here is a page in WebMD describing the whole enchilada.
As for the video I posted, it is from Mary's window and the helicopter pad is on the top of the building across from her room. I have tried, but the choppers approach from the other angle so I never get a shot of them in the air.
A quiet afternoon simply waiting. Mary's pain have changed, again. We are now back on MSContin with fentanyl boosters and the liquid morphine sulfate has been ordered but not dispensed yet.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
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