A breakthrough moment came when everything Eileen has been drinking made a reappearance. Her stomach has been unsettled ever since they gave her Percocet on an empty stomach this morning. Nothing seemed to go too right after that. Finally it all came up, overflowing the container by a lot. There was quite a mess. I was trying to shuttle the full container back and forth to the bathroom but that left nothing for Eileen to use. Again, there was quite a mess. We hit the nurses’ button but it didn’t work. After Eileen was finished I summoned help. They took Eileen to the shower while another crew stripped the bed and cleaned all the mess up in no time.
Eileen feels immensely better. She has no abdominal distress at all now. Her lower pelvic pain is about a 1 or 1½. Now she has put her contacts in and has really come alive. I’m going to go to the cafeteria and get something to eat so I can take my chemo before Eileen’s tray comes. We’ll see how Eileen feels after she eats.
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