Up until yesterday afternoon, my mom was feeling pretty well. During a doctor's appointment, though, she ad to excuse herself to use the facilities. The doctor said that this is just around the time when the side effects get worse.
So mom is now on a low-fiber, higher-protein diet. One of the main side effects of radiation (sorry to gross you out here) is diarrhea, and they want to control that as much as possible. So everything they say to eat to avoid cancer, my mom can't eat right now; while she can and MUST eat all the things we would typically avoid in a healthy lifestyle.
In addition to her blood test yesterday, they did another test to see if mom has a bladder infection. Yesterday she was in quite a bit of pain (different from the stomach pain she experiences). Because it was a culture they took, it will be a couple of days before they know if it was an infection they must treat. Let's pray it's not!
Today mom's stomach has been under control thus far. She's not used to eating so much protein, so her stomach felt pretty heavy after lunch.
Today is also a better day for Tia Estrella. In spite of her physical challenges from the stroke, she called my mom today to find out how she was doing. They said my aunt has actually been moving her left side a bit, and that's awesome news. The Lord is faithful.
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