You just lost 80 pounds! What are you Going to do next? Ending TR

[emmysmommy]

Oh Camille, I am so sorry. I wish there was better news with your mom. But more than that I hope that in a moment of clarity she is able to respond to your love and care for her. Sending love and prayers your way my friend.

I know you will be immersed in planning and all for the Thanksgiving holiday, I wish you all the best with that.

 

[Millie12591]

Thank you everyone, your support and prayers mean so much.

I know things will turn out the way they are supposed to, according to my brother she seemed okay with the kids and I coming out this next week, who knows for sure, only time will tell. She's not really eating and the meds are making it harder for her to do that, so prayers for that will be appreciated.

Be rest assured, God is in control and she will eventually have her healing. Here or in heaven, either way it will happen for her.

 

[IheartDDuck]

Camille I'm so sorry to hear about what you're going through. You're definitely in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[zanzibar138]

So sorry to hear your mum has taken a turn for the worse. I'll be thinking of all of you

 

[Poolrat]

Praying for you and your mom during this difficult time.

 

[goofy4prez]

Camille, I am so sorry to hear about your mom. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. I'm believing that the Lord will give your mom the opportunity to be with you and have clarity of mind during that time. Remember to lean upon God during this tought time, As the old hymn goes, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms."

 

[Millie12591]

Camille, I am so sorry to hear about your mom. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. I'm believing that the Lord will give your mom the opportunity to be with you and have clarity of mind during that time. Remember to lean upon God during this tought time, As the old hymn goes, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms."

Thank you so much, Bob. Your support means the world to me and my family. It looks like that opportunity will be happening tonight, my brother called and asked if I could take her to the hospital tonight. She's not been keeping anything down for three days now (but doesn't tell anyone this until it's really bad) and that means pain meds too. I'll be at the hospital for several hours so prayers are beyond welcomed.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hugs and Prayers Camille. Our Heavenly Father knows the appointed date and time when He will meet your mom, and she will be safe in His arms. I am praying that you and your mom and your whole family will have a wonderful peaceful time together - just loving each other and being strong and united. God will give you the strength you need to meet each moment.

 

[scottny]

Will be thinking of you all. I will check in after the 13th but know you are in my thoughts.

 

[Millie12591]

Just when you've cleared one hurdle then comes the next....

I can't apologize enough for not being here, I'm in the throws of getting things done for the holiday coming up.

There's that and then my brother calling me to tell me my mom is not doing so well. There was talk of hospice, brain scans and my mom in a lot more pain and taking a lot more pain killers than she was taking just a week or so ago. To top it off she's not speaking to me, and that isn't making things easy, she's upset with me because I brought up working on forgiving (between her and God) some family members before she passes. Her thinking isn't clear between the meds. and the possible cancer spreading to her brain, I'm trying not to take it personal.

My son will be getting into town from college on Wed. so I'm pretty sure we'll be driving out so the kids can see her before the meds. or the cancer makes it where she no longer knows who they are.

Please keep us all in your prayers, especially my mom.

Loooots of good news to share!! This experience over the last few days will teach me to listen to third or fourth hand information without finding out more before reporting. So I'm not misleading you, we really all did think this was the near end for mom.

Come to find out that my mom has had immense amounts of pain and very sick over the last few months due to a diseased gall bladder, that was also full of stones.
Of course she's still in pain from the breast/bone cancer, but not to the extent we thought, all along (for the last few months that is) as I said, she's been in intense pain due to her gall bladder.
None of us and I mean none of us (including several doctors) even thought it could be anything else until I insisted she be admitted the other night. My gut told me she had to stay and find out what is going on. Thank goodness I did.

The ER doctor, who didn't bother to examine her-only spoke with her, said she could go home since they had given her a IV bag full of fluids, anit-nausea medicaiton and a little bit of pain killers. I stood my ground and said no, none of what we came in here for has been resolved. She's still nauseated after throwing up for several days of which she had done over 12 times that very day, and still in great amounts of pain, she's staying and she needs to be admitted.

Well, thank God we did because it was the Internal medicine doctor who came in to examine her before admitting her that said she had a very tender stomach and that she needed a sono-gram to determine if it was anything else besides the cancer that was bothering my mom. My mom said it's just because she'd been vomiting so much over the last several days.
The doctor said this is a different kind of pain, and had she ever had her gall bladder out? We both said no and that was that, they did the ultra sound and then we went up to her room....at 5 in the morning. Mind you, we had been there since 10:30 the night before. <--That was me when I finally left to go home at 10:30 a.m.

They got her up to her room and I made sure I stayed awake to see her doctor to find out why my mom's pain meds had been cut, (which come to find out they weren't (mix up) but that hospice was suppose to be coming out to help manage my mom's pain-this is where the hospice part came in-had no idea they do pain management-help with the house a bit-as well as help people to pass peacefully) and I wanted to find out what the sono-gram results were. She finally showed and I pretty much hit the ground running when it came to finding out what needed to be found out.
Her oncology Dr. talked with us for a bit, straightened some things out and then went out into the hall to fill out her chart, when my sleep deprived brain kicked in, I said wait a minute! She said nothing of your sonogram results, I went into the hall and said I want to know what we are going to do about mom's gall bladder, she didn't have a clue as to what I was talking about so I informed her. She said she didn't think it had anything to do with it and why did I think her gall bladder would be a problem, I said well she had lost and gained and lost a lot of weight over the last year, that's what usually sets the gall bladder off to cause issues. Not to mention the internal medicine doctor thought she had a lot of tenderness in her stomach and did a sonogram because of it.

After arguing three times over this, she finally listen to me when I said 'just please check the results of her sono and see what the situation is', she didn't even know she had them right there in mom's chart, she found it and then proceeded to eat crow and called to find a surgeon, immediately!

No, I'm not normally that forceful with people, ever, but I was peeved that I felt no one was listening, sleep deprived and just straight out pissy over thinking my mom's issues had been ignored by plenty of doctors up to that point, I feel like most of them see she's a cancer patient (understandably) and think everything she's going through is attributed to only that. She's still a human body that can have other issues happening, CLEARLY!

I'm telling you, you have to stay on top of what these doctors are or aren't doing when things are happening with you or your loved ones, we/they know them/us best and I knew what my mom's reactions were (in the past) to cancer growing out of control, never once was she throwing up for days on end. Not to say we shouldn't also listen to the doctors, they did go to school to be one after all.

So, I finally got to go home and slept a couple of hours, got Mackie and I something to eat and went back up to the hospital since I knew mom was having surgery.
Mom had surgery that evening around 4 and has been feeling TOOONS better. As soon as I woke up this morning I called her and she sounded like a totally different person than the night I took her in!! She even has some sense of hope now!! This is such a huge praise!! She's having a bit of an issue with her blood pressure and catching her breath when she gets up to walk, but that all seems to be working its self out this evening.
OH! And her brain scan is completely clear!! It turns out she's really is a PIB stubborn, old woman and we clearly clash once in a while. Does anyone know of a mom and daughter who don't? In all honesty her not so clear thinking was the meds. and the immense pain, not to mention some steroids mixed in at one point making her feel like a crazy person. Bless her heart, I can't imagine what she's been going through.

I can't thank y'all enough for your support and prayers and my mom is moved to tears to here about everyone praying for her.

I promise to get an update in on the TR after the holiday. I'm still excited to share our trip with you all.

 

[emmysmommy]

God is good! I'm so glad that you were persistent and insisted to have the review the sonogram results. That made all the difference. Otherwise... Glad to hear that your mom is feeling such relief form the pain. Hang in there and get some rest my friend.

 

[zanzibar138]

That is such great news! So glad to hear that your mum is feeling better after her operation. Poor thing, she must have been in so much pain

I have also learnt the hard way to trust your instincts when it come to doctors, and always get a second opinion if you're not happy. Good on you for standing up for your mum

 

[MEK]

I am so thankful that you were able to be persistent and get to the root of your mom's new pain and symptoms. I can easily see how they were confused with her cancer pain. What a relief to find that she had a disease gall bladder and was able to have surgery. I hope she continues to feel better day and day and I hope you and your family have a wonderful thanksgiving!

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Camille, that is simply wonderful news, and to have it happen right before your Holiday is truly a blessing. Good on you for forcing the issue with the doctors. Sadly, this type of situation is far too common these days.

This post just warmed my heart especially the part with your Mom being so touched by all the prayers for her. What a lovely little community this is.

 

[goofy4prez]

Camille, let me give a shout out here, "PRAISE THE LORD"!!!

I am so glad to hear this great report, you and your mom have been in my prayers. What an awesome testimony of just how great God is! I'm glad you were persistent in pushing to get answers. This is no attack on the medical field (they are excellent), but it is easy for them sometimes to see someone as just another body in their day to day routine, yet for us they are family and those we love dearly.

I'm leaving for WDW on Friday (can you believe it) and will keep an eye on this thread... Yes, I am that addicted to the DIS and will actually take a few moments each day to see what is happening. You and your mom will continue to be in my prayers...

 

[Poolrat]

Great news Camille!!!

Doctors are human and sometimes it takes fresh eyes to start over and look at the patient with only the symptoms at hand.

Also I always say I live in my body 24/7/365 and I know how it works and how it reacts.

Even if it was sleep deprived, annoyed and pissy, you were the only one who held all the info regarding what was already done. Clearly no one else did.

Lots to be Thankful for this year.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Just have to say: you're one heck of a daughter.

 

[mickeystoontown]

PRAISE THE LORD! It's a good thing you were stubborn and persistent. Otherwise, they may have never found out about your mother's gall bladder. I'll continue to hold you and your mother up in prayer.

 

[wiigirl]

Great news!

 

[KatMark]

Good news, Camille...so happy to hear it.