Unfortunately mum had a very rough day . She not only has thrush in her mouth, she has an inflamed throat and esophagus from the radiation. She is basically unable to eat or drink anything . Dr O'Conner wanted to admit her into the hospital but there were no beds available. Instead, she spent the day in the clinic receiving i.v fluids . This will go on until Friday or until she can start drinking enough to avoid dehydration.She's got a PIC line inserted which is a long flexible catheter inserted into the vein that makes it easier to put in an i.v.
Mum is now spending the night in the hotel tucked up in bed and seems to be better . She managed a couple of bites of chocolate and some apple sauce and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Thursday is day #3 of the pelvic radiation and lets hope that she is spared too many side effects from that . The main side effects we have been told to expect are nausea and an upset stomach . So far she seems to be O.K and possibly the fact that she is eating so little is not necessarily a bad thing right now . She was planning to return to Oakville for the weekend and attend a wedding on Friday night. Unfortunately that looks very unlikely and she will probably stay at the Doubletree now until the end of the radiation .
