23 November 2016
Glitch
Pneumonia still present. likely cause, aspiration due to difficulty swallowing.
Solution is tube feeding. Very complex and not pretty.
I had started to reduce the pain meds but that will have to wait. Most of my time will be spent on getting food & water to the right places.
Geoff, I am with you in thought and hope that your pneumonia resolve for starters. I had foot surgery on Oct 6 and was given tramadol, not as strong as hydromorphine and it was hard to come off of it so i feel for you in your attempt to decrease. It seems to decrease your tolerance to pain but if you need it, go for it!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog regularly and you bring a dose of reality to your journey. May you heal completely whatever time it takes