PRAYERS, PRAYERS and MORE PRAYERS.:love:
My sister used to get suctioned - and that is pretty nasty though necessary stuff.
I hope she gets over that infection and feels better soon!
Come on, MOM - tough this one out, and you'll be almost there!
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PRAYERS, PRAYERS and MORE PRAYERS.:love:
My sister used to get suctioned - and that is pretty nasty though necessary stuff.
I hope she gets over that infection and feels better soon!
Come on, MOM - tough this one out, and you'll be almost there!
This sounds pretty rough so we're pumping up the volume on the prayers here in Ohio.
Dear God,
Please hear all of our prayers for Tonya's Mom................
cradle her in Your arms and give her peace and
restore her back to good health. Amen
My heart goes out to you Tonya and your whole family.
With much love,
Gini:love:
LES :(:(
Gini said it all.
I'm drumming up lots and lots of prayers. :love:
AMEN!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gini
I talked with ZIPPY and have come to the conclusion that she must have an NG (nasogastric) tube down her nose/throat to remove bile/stomach contents that is causing her stomach to bloat and therefore causing difficulty breathing.
Oh no. :( Poor Zippy....she must be going nutz.
Thanks for the update Stace.
We had the same kind of precautions when mom went in......Sending prayers to you and yours.....:)
Things aren't going so great right now. If you don't mind, we could really use some prayers - "extra strength" ones, at that.
Dad left for the hospital just a few minutes ago. If we could've found someone to do the morning feed/medicine of the animals for us, I'd have gone, too. I guess the "upside" to not being able to go is the fact it lets me get caught up on some of the "things left undone" (dishes, laundry, etc). The downside is, I want my mom -- moreover, I want her to be healthy. :( Anyway, I'll be leaving early in the morning.
If some improvement isn't seen in the next day or two, we might see about moving her to another hospital.
I'm just reading this. I wanted to say that I'm still keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. I'm so sorry this is happening.:(
I'm so sorry to hear that your mom isn't doing well.:( Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way. Please take care. (((HUGS)))
Extra prayers, more prayers, PT prayers...if it takes another hospital to help her, then so be it.
God, wrap all this family in your love and healing. :love:
I'm so sorry Tonya. Lots of prayers for your mom, and for you and your family. I hope she can feel all of our prayers like a warm blanket and that God offers her peace and comfort to get through this. Lots of hugs for you too.
Prayers, prayers and more prayers for your mom......
Oh Tonya, I'm so sorry to hear this. :( I'm sending lots of positive thoughts that your mom will get better again.
Remember, we're all here for you. :)
Big (((hugs))) and purrs from Fister.
Even more prayers said in earnest for your Mom and your family today.
With much love, Gini
More prayers and energy today. :love::love::love:
Zip - you know that I have not stopped praying for you and your Mom. Tonight I have a candle burning for her here
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=6643905
as well as a candle burning in my living room.
Much love and prayers
Slick :love::love::love:
After a couple of very VERY bad days, mom seems to have reached a turning point. The NG tube is out, her lab work/xray is better than it was, she's breathing easier, her eyes are brighter, and she's more chipper. Still not out of the woods yet by any means but it's looking better. She's finally allowed to have small sips of water. They hope to move her on to broth/clear liquids in a couple of days. (It officially makes one week since she's eaten; she said she's been dreaming of food...chicken and dumplings, cheese and crackers, mac 'n cheese, applebutter, apple pie.)
The pain medicine that they give her (she's down to once or twice a day) causes her to hallucinate. It was alarming at first (especially since she was seeing people who had passed) but now that we know to expect it, it's somewhat amusing. While "under the influence" she's scrapbooked, stirred cake batter, dug in the filing cabinet, searched through a purse, and yelled at me to "Get K'Cee off the couch!!" lol (Technically, the critters aren't allowed on the living room furniture but nevermind the fact that that's where they spend a majority of their time. lol)
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. They really, really mean the world to us.
THANK YOU, GOD - keep getting Mom better! THANK YOU.
Zippy - I am sure she'll get a kick out of how 'domestic' and 'busy' she was during this time. ;)
This is very hopeful news...maybe in a couple of days, she'll be over the worst. Will it be a while before she is out of isolation?
HUGS to you all. :love::love::love:
In between pain meds, she's quite "with it" and, yes, we've all gotten a bit of a chuckle.
I'm sure they won't remove her from this unit until she's ready to go home and that will probably be this weekend at the earliest. I'm guessing they will keep her into next week.
:love: In the previous post, I forgot to mention that tomorrow is their 34th anniversary! :love:
I'm so glad to hear she is making some improvement and the tube is out.
Prayers on the way.
She was able to walk up and down the hallway 3x, today. They gave her a popsicle (and something else -forgot what) and she was able to keep that down. Still on oxygen but breathing better. HOWEVER, her lungs are collapsing and she's now trying to ward off pneumonia.
Will this ever end? :( Times like this, it seems like it won't. One of the scariest things is, how will we now determine what is normal chemo effects and what is the start of an infection? (The cancer center is sending home some test kits that we can drop off at our local hospital in case we are in doubt.)
I'm ready for the "no set back" days. I'm ready for her to be home. I may be twenty-eight years old but I still want/need my mommy.
{{{hugs}}} Good improvements...prayers that all will be fixed up.
That's wonderful news that she was able to walk today. I'm happy about that but saddened to hear about her lungs. I'm sorry but I had to chuckle a bit about her hallucinating. It brings to mind many years ago when a "then friend" had her husband in the hospital and they had him drugs for whatever reason and when we went to visit him and the nurses had to restrain him. Unbeknownst to them, he was allergic and he kept trying to get out of bed to "clean up the house" and "take the dog for a walk" and "set up the checker board for a game." He was seeing all kinds of people who had already passed. When we were there we both chuckled, even though it wasn't really funny.
34th anniversary???? Happy anniversary to Zippy's Parents. :love:
More {{{hugs}}} and prayers coming your way.:love::love:
As a footnote, you are never to old to want/need your Mommy. My Mom and I are very close and can't even imagine what state I would be in if she were in your Mom's shoes. Don't ever be ashamed to let the little child inside of you come out and want to be held.
Hang tough and slow down a little.
I know what it feels like to go 150 miles an hour, when you are standing still.
more prayers sent.:)
We'll keep the prayers going that all will keep getting better and better......
From me, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by pitc9
Quote:
Originally Posted by zippy-kat
I know exactly how you feel at age 57
Know that my thoughts and prayers are with you :love:
HEY - we got a >dial tone< <DIAL tone>... it's >Ringin< <RINGIN>!!
HI God ~
Hadda hard tyme gettin thru ... our 'puter's *busted*. :(
Glad ta hear You're makin progress wiff New Mexico Mom feelin better;
but kuld Ya try a lil Harder, God?
We'z all kind wurried 'bout her lungs anna breathin - dat's kinda *important* ta
have werkin rite ... we'll Pray Extra fur dat ta get better. ;)
When Ya get a minnitt, kuld You pass out sum {{{God'sHugs}}} to
New Mexico Mom and Zippy-Kat? That'll Help a lot!
THANKS, God!
/s/ the Prayer Pups
I checked a couple of sites, and it seems there are some treatments for collapsed lungs...NMM, I hope you don't need any of these and that your lungs are all better soon!:love:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/coll...treatments.htm
Treatment list for Collapsed lung:
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Collapsed lung includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
* Hospitalization
* Oxygen
* Chest tube - to release trapped air.
* Pain medications
* Watchful waiting - for very mild cases of partial lung collapse.
* Surgery
My Dear, Sweet Friend,
I've been thinking about you and your family like crazy this past few weeks. ((((((hugs)))))) Prayers are continually sent up for Mom and you...and the rest of the family.
Your mom's hunger and thoughts of food is a GOOD sign. When I'm at the "hotel", I can always tell if/when I'm getting better by if I even noticed my last meal or sip of water was a week prior. I would get hungry as my insides healed.
I know she's dealing with more than 'just' tummy stuff, but GOOD NEWS is always helpful and hopeful. Glad the NG tube is out - those nasty little things, and that's she's up and walking...and getting her reward popcicles.
Keeping you all in my prayers.
Love, Kelly :)
More prayers from Florida. This has to be so hard for all of you. Bless you all. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}
Thank you all, reply-ers and lurkers alike, for following this thread.
I went to visit Mom today but got a late start because I FOUND a HORSE! :eek:
When I went to feed my horse (I board her), there he was schmoozing with the resident mustang. Had never laid eyes on this guy before and really had no clue what to do with him. (Oh how I wish you could just check tags and call an owner!) After a small game of "catch me if you can," I got a halter on him and stuck him in a roundpen. Anyways...
Today was a good day. Mom had a "bag o' blood" because she had a "borderline low" RBC count. We walked the hallways quite a bit, talked quite a bit, and (towards the end) cried quite a bit. (I didn't want to say goodbye -wanted to stay- and started crying. She cried because I cried and also because she's homesick.)
Lab reports came back and she is showing NEGATIVE for the c-diff bacteria. *yay*
Her oxygen levels are up, too. She no longer has to wear her oxygen thinger 24/7 - now it's just as needed (bedtime and occasionally after walks).
She had a milkshake and kept it down.
All in all, a very good day.
Oh yes, and a good day for the "stray," too. The barn owners found his owner. Three horses total got out last night; two went one way and he went the other.
woot! so glad to hear this! :D
YAY - the horse found his owner, and your mom is improving in many areas.
Does not having to wear the oxygen mean her lungs are not collapsing any more?
Great news that there is no more c-difficile! YIKES - that is a REALLY nasty bug, one of the "Super" bugs I think. THANK GOD it's gone.
I hope your mom is home soon...if she keeps improving like this, it won't be long.
{{{{hugs}}}}
Actually a collapsed lung in my medical opinion (which is to say how Its explained to me in the medical setting) is considered thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Catty1
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/colla...article_em.htm
a PNEUMOTHORAX which is actually a hole in the lung. Can be caused by some people taking a deep breath, (also called spontaneous) or a traumatic puncture.
I'm sure Mom's lungs were getting heavy with fluids, (her legs were swelling as well), her inactivity and inability to stand up and walk around. Laying in one spot for a long amount of time. Therefore that was the predisposition of the pneumonia they were afraid of. They may have used the term collapsing but actually Pneumonia and a Collapsed lung are vastly different things.
Even the other site I was on described it...I just posted the treatments that were usually tried.
Zippy had said it was both, I think - but that's understandable. It's better that it was "just" pneumonia, as that can be more easily treated.
I just hope she is home with her daughter and husband soon! (And little Grace, the kitten nurse!;) )
Tonya, I'm so glad to hear that your mom is doing much better.:) She and your family remain in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))
You're never too old to want/need your mother.;)
Collapsed lung, pneumothorax, pneumonia.... I don't know. Collapsed lung and pneumonia were what the doctors/nurses said, so that's what I repeated.
Today, the doctors allowed her to have small amounts of food and she was able to keep it down. We walked and walked and walked and she was good. Still have to do the o2 at night. But they said that it looks as if she will be able to GO HOME Sunday or Monday!!
The oncologist came in today (surprised us because he was suppose to be leaving for vacation) and said that they may not do any more chemo, just plow ahead to radiation. I forget exactly how he phrased it but, essentially, the first 3 chemo treatments are the most important in terms of timing. After the third treatment you begin to have one week to "play around" (ie instead of having a treatment every 3wks, you may go to every 4wks).
Mom has had 4 treatments to date; her 5th (if keeping on the 3wk schedule) should've been this past Wednesday. So, I guess we just started our "grace" period. Though radiation doesn't sound "fun" by any means, surely it has to be easier than straight out poison? (I've heard both: chemo was easier, radiation was easier.) The plan will be found out next week.
One day at a time...
{Thank you all, again.}