I reread my last post and realized that I was hoping it was the C. Diff causing Larry his problems. I guess that tells you where we are at this point.
He was able to keep down about 1/4 cup of cream of wheat and 1/4 cup of broth as of this posting. They may or may not set him up with this nutritional IV called TPN, toal parenteral nutrition. I was told it has numerous side effects. They will have to give him another vein catheter to use since he still needs his port open.
They may or may not do a lower bowel test tomorrow. His Oncologist feels it is a waste of money. The GI Dr says that the cat scan does not always show everything(the Oncologist did agree) Larry seems to want the test feeling he has a bowel obstruction. However, he is still going everyday so there probably is no obstruction .
Since eating even a small amount he has been in a lot of pain with those horrible spasms. They are worse now, vibrating more of his body. The morphine is a low dose and does help much. Nothing he has been given has taken the spasms or pain away.
He had a very difficult time even talking today. Seemed to make the spasms worse and brought back those hiccups. Had the hiccups for 4 hrs straight.
The only time he seems to look good and feel better is after he receives a steroid injection.
Things keep changing, this is what today brought.
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Thank you for commenting and letting me know you are keeping up to date on Larry's health. Please don't feel hurt if I don't comment back. My time has been very limited lately. Hugs, Melody