I don't want to bum anyone out but my mum's had a bit of a tough weekend. I haven't thought that the tramadol was doing it's job for a few weeks and that mum needed something stronger (she was at 400mg per day plus 50mg for breakthrough). I've lost track of how many times I've said to her she looks uncomfortable but she wasn't having it. She was offered morphine weeks ago and has refused it. But this weekend she had terrible pain on Sat am and refused to allow the Dr to be called! It happened again on Sun am but this time he came out and prescribed morphine. He didn't prescribe a high enough dose though and so it happened again early this am, and the Dr came out again to up it. Now she seems to have enough. Her friend is with her (has been with her for days) - I would have called the Dr on Sat am, I wouldn't have cared if she was refusing! It's frustrating and annoying but what can you do?
But I'm so relieved that she's now on it and the pain should be lessening and under control (she's exhausted). We have the onc appointment tomorrow (first one since she was diagnosed on 28th August!). I just wish she'd organised the morphine to have it ready when she needed it rather than go through two on call doctors and the lack of proper dosage. But you can't take people's power away, it was her choice. I really hope that she can now have a good time and get mobile again with a bit more energy. She finally sees her Macmillan nurse on Weds. I don't know why these things happen always, without fail, at a weekend when it's just impossible to get any continuity of care. Anyway, am delighted that given a few days with the right amount of painkillers and rest that she should feel more comfortable than she has done in ages. And once we get the Macmillan nurse it should, everyone tells me, be much simpler.
I got home today and my kids are on school hols - one taken themselves off for a sleepover and t'other one's at a pal's. So am here in a quiet house with just the animals (2 cats and a dog) chilling in peace. Blissssssssssssss xxx
