Today I met my mom over at Dr Suki's office for my dad's lab work. Mom went on to work and Dad and I finished up his labs and then we headed for another doctor appointment with Dr. Field. Dr Field is my dad's surgeon who implanted his feeding tube, chemo port, and removed my dads tumor.
Dr Field looked concerned about my dad and said he would be talking to Dr Suki to see if they could come up with some other form of pain management. My dad still can't get rid of pain even with all the medications he is on.
Dr Field gave strict instructions that my dad must have at least 5 Ensure's a day and at least 2 bottles of water in the feeding tube. He said everything else is a bonus.
So after that I carried my dad home and fed him an ensure and a bottle of water through the feeding tube. At one point he stumbled out of the bathroom and fell. He seemed to be very light headed and dizzy. I was scared to leave him but my brother was due home at 1pm so I asked him to check on my dad. I tried not to break down today but it was just heartbreaking. When I was leaving I gave him a big hug and the tears started. Urg!
After I left I went by a medical supply store to get some better syringes to feed my dad through the tube and carried them to my mom.
Finally I headed home.
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