More Changes

The nurse was out today, and made more changes to moms medications. They started her on Senna S tablets. These will replace the Colace that she has been taking. Her bowels and bladder continue to lose muscle control. She has to strain to urinate or have a bowel movement. The nurse had noticed decreased bowels sounds during her weekly check of mom's vitals, and had been concerned with the amount of time between BMs. Over the last few weeks the Nurse has made 2 trips to give mom Dulcolax suppositories, after a week without any BM. Hopefully the Senna S will help move things along and mom wont have to go through any more suppositories. As for the bladder side of things, the nurse had orders put though for straight catheters as needed so they will be here if she needs them. I hope they won't be needed for a while.

They also prescribed mom a lidocaine cream for her jaw. She has been having pain in her jaw close to where the plate is from the repairs of her facial fracture. I put some on her tonight and she said it really helped, so that is good.

Enough of the depressing talk. Today was a beautiful day, and mom and I spent a great deal of time just hanging out on the deck and talking. I got her a chocolate milkshake and we drank and just watched the clouds roll by.