Ma had a follow-up appointment today with her oncologist Dr. Irwin. I told him about the side effects she was having, and we went home with three prescriptions:
- A mouthwash cocktail of Lidocaine, Nystatin, Benadryl and Maalox for mouth sores
- Lomotil for diarrhea (stronger than Imodium)
- Megace to enhance appetite
Dr. Irwin will be on vacation when Ma has her next chemo, so he wants to see her again next Friday instead of waiting till he gets back. She'll have a blood test done before her next appointment.
On the way home, we got some food -- fried quail, pusit, lechon kawali and ginatan. Ma went straight to bed though.
When she got up after 6pm, she complained about not feeling well. Pa listened to her lung and decided to drain her through her catheter again. Only 250 ml came out though. She usually gets drained just once a day, and typically 500-700 ml of fluid comes out.
Soon after getting drained, Ma threw up. I'm not sure if the vomiting was due to her chemo or indigestion. She went back to bed afterwards. When I left the house after 9:30pm, she was still asleep and hadn't had dinner yet.
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