Wednesday 1st June 2011
Things are not getting any better!
Got an appointment at the Doctors Surgery yesterday and saw a locum. To give her her due, she was very thorough in examining John and trying to discover why he is suffering from so much pain and nausea. His blood pressure has gone up slightly so she put him back on a low dose of Ramipril.
She also prescribed a higher dose of Oxynorm (10mls.) and prescribed Paracetamol for the pain, but it's having no effect at all. As I type this he is lying on his right side on the bed - the only way he can find relief. He can't lie on the other side because it is too painful. He hasn't been out for a couple of days, even on the buggie, because he feels so rough. It's like he's shutting himself away from the world and it's breaking my heart.
I mentioned a GP referral to MacMillan but the locum said she had never referred anyone before. She said to leave it with her but phoned later in the day to say that she didn't think it was appropriate at this time because she doesn't consider that John is at the end of his life. Those were good words to hear but it doesn't solve our problem.
The CT scan is tomorrow but then we have to wait another seven days before we see the Oncologist for the results. I'm thinking of phoning the Oncology Department in the afternoon (after the scan) to ask them to hurry up the results and explain to them what John is going through right now. I don't think he can take much more.
Madge x x
