I haven't posted in a while. I'm having a hard time the last few days staying positive and motivated. I don't like to post about me, because this is about mom. Unfortunately, my mental state has a direct impact on mom. I focus a great deal of energy on acting upbeat and positive around mom, even if I am screaming inside my head. One new symptom, with mom is sarcasm. She is the sweetest person I know, but for the last few weeks she'll snap at you with this sarcasm. I know its out of frustration and afterwards she'll end up apologizing for doing it. This has been putting me to the test.
I noticed another new issue over the last few days. Mom has been pressing on her lower abdomen at bed time. I asked her if her stomach hurt. Tonight she final talk to me about it. She told me that shes trying to tell if she has to use the restroom, and that she just cant tell if she has to go or not. I think she is also having trouble urinating. She appears to be straining a lot to go. She hides it well, and will not admit to having trouble. Shes gone 6 days between bowel movements recently and I wonder if there are similar issues there as well. But again she will not admit it.
I will share all this with the nurse this week when she stops in. Mom will be mad at me for bringing it up, but its part of my job.
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