I spoke with Dr. K on Monday about pain management. He wrote two prescriptions, one for a Fentanyl patch, and the other for morphine. The catch became a lack of anyone who could stay with Faina while I picked up the prescriptions. None of our neighbors were around. Russell to the rescue, little bro dropped what he was doing and came over in a flash. It took two pharmacies to fill the order. Since the Fentanyl takes time to enter the system, the morphine got a lot of use for the first 24 hours.
Tuesday marked one week since the start of chemo. Faina was still feeling awful. It was clear from the manner and look on the faces of the four people who take the most direct care of her at Maryland Oncology, that we have moved into a whole different stage in her treatment. They have been great all along. They just have gotten better than great.
Yesterday was Faina's best day in more than a week. It was busy with a visit from the home healthcare nurse, my brother, and then my parents, just back from Florida. In the afternoon she pulled off the Fentanyl patch, not liking how it made her feel. Not a great night. Restless, dream filled sleep for Faina. It looks like a gloomy, rain soaked day ahead of us.
We have not yet heard from NCI-NIH.
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