Judith has been on lots of different medications (principally IV Hydromorphone) to attempt to deal with the pain caused by the distention in her abdomen caused by the tumor mass. Although the morphene works for a while after administered, nothing really has done the trick. So the hospice nurse, in conjunction with Stan (if you don't know who Stan is - see previous blogs), is obtaining a pump that Judith will wear that will give her a constant flow of pain meds, and which she can prompt to give her additional relief by pushing a button on the pump if needed.
We are hoping that this will do the trick, and give her some greatly needed relief, but we worry that it might cause her to sleep even more during the day.
It's not too much fun at our house these days.
WES (aka the pumpmeister)
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