Sorry, but I guess this post is essentially a re-run. The were able to drain more fluid after moving the chest tube lower on Sunday, and they plan to do another Pleurodesis tomorrow to hopefully fuse the two linings together. In the reading I did, I didn't see that these are sectioned within one lung, but perhaps it's been sectioned by the tumor? Lynn the nurse was good about giving me the facts, but she cannot offer opinions.
The other thing that has me really worried is the fact that she still hasn't eaten much. They started giving her Megace last week to hopefully stimulate her appetite but she's just been very tired and sleeping a lot. She's also pretty disoriented when she awakes and is getting more and more confused. However, I think I would be pretty confused to if I hadn't eaten in 2+ weeks!
I don't really understand the theory here. Are the doctors taking care of the most significant problems, and then letting the things that are up to choice to Mom? Are they presuming that if she's not eating then she's given up? If she's confused now, is it really appropriate to presume that, or do they assume that a person's innate will to survive will override the confusion?
I think I'm going to try to connect with Dr. Hunsicker again tomorrow and pose these questions.
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