Slow Progress

Mom got to the next level of her surgery recovery process today. It is 15 days after surgery and Mom got the surgery drainage tubes removed today. She's had issues with the drainage tubes since the week after surgery. She was creating alot of blood clots, which made 3 trips to the doctor's office to get the tube checked and cleaned out.

But, now that is out and Mom goes to the next step of the recovery. Dr. Pratt said that everything looks good in her recovery so far. That is good news. Mom can now shower (no more sponge baths given by Sue and I) and slowly get back to her normal routine. She can also start driving again-independence for her. She can go back to get her chiropractic therapy in a few weeks as well. Starting tomorrow, Mom will have a total of 8 exercises to do for post surgery recovery. She's been really good with doing the first 4 exercises (for when the drain was in), now she has to work in the next 4 into her day. These exercises have to be done 3 times a day and helps with the healing and flexibility.

The next step is finding out the treatment. Mom's next doctor's appointment is February 23rd. The test results will be back and the doctor will know if Mom will need chemotherapy, hormone treatment or nothing at all. Dr. Pratt believes that Mom will be on a hormone treatment for sure, but she doesn't want to speculate anymore until the results come back. After our meeting with Dr. Pratt, a meeting with an oncologist has been scheduled to go through the treatment possibilities. In the meanwhile, I've done research on hormone treatment-the types and the costs for mom's information as well as my own information.

Other things to look forward to in the next month-a first birthday celebration for her granddaughter, Brynn. :-) Brynn is a bit confused why her "Mama" isn't picking her up for kisses and cuddles. So, per Dr. Pratt's suggestion, I put Brynn on Mom's lap this past weekend. Brynn squirmed, of course, but Mom got some of the baby cuddles that she was lacking too! :-)