Amanda met with our doctor today, the first time he's been in town since last Wednesday. Since Sunday, we've had quite a few stressful conversations with his nurses. His reputation is very good and he has a great bedside manner, but over the past few days he's really begun to take his "kid gloves" off. He and his nurses have had some frank discussions with Amanda and me. They're intent upon having her released from the hospital ASAP.
Our concern has been with knowing how to manage her water weight gain, pain, and the side effects associated with taking narcotic pain medication (nausea, among others). Before she was admitted to the hospital, she was stuck in a downward spiral where she couldn't keep food down and couldn't take the pain medication on an empty stomach without losing it.
Due to cost considerations and knowing that her condition will persist for potentially 4 more weeks, the doctor is moving towards releasing her, but with the understanding that she leave armed with tools that will help us avoid the problems that have brought us to this point. We're hoping they will find some pain medication that won't cause the nausea or the other aforementioned symptoms.
So thanks for your prayers, and stay tuned. Amanda might be home by Thursday or Friday.
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