We had hoped to go out for an hour today, however, we didn't. The weather was cold, wet and windy but more to the point mum is just so tired. She is fine when she's awake and says she feels better but is sleeping so much.
This morning she got up about 10am. She took her meds and had her breakfast before going back to bed. She got up about 1pm, had some lunch and went back to bed. She got up at about 4pm and has just gone back to bed now at 10.45pm. She did have a wee lie down on the sofa about 6pm but didn't sleep as the phone rang. Each time she goes to bed she falls fast asleep really quickly. She enjoys reading but is not even managing a couple of pages before she is spark out. She has also slept well through the night for the past four nights
We plan to go out tomorrow if the weather's better and she can stay awake long enough. I feel really sorry for her as she does feel ok and being so sleepy is frustrating her! So she has had another good day. She continues to eat well, has not been sick, is doing well with the stopping smoking, her breathing is better and she is rarely coughing. I suppose that's a huge improvement when I think about it but I just want her to be less sleepy so that she can get out for an hour or two which is what she really wants and needs.
I wonder whether it is all the other meds that are causing the tiredness as they all say they can cause drowsiness, an understatement! I think the slow release morphine (MT) is possibly the biggest problem but it has kept her pain free which is great.
Oh well Tomorrow is another day!
