C1D8

Rough night. Accept defeat and head to MD Anderson ER as soon as Dale wakes up this morning.

I'll update more later!

Dale is getting a Fentanyl Lollipop to swab the inside of his cheeks with for pain. Fast acting. All blood work is done. Dr. Viets will give Ativan by IV next. Working on a plan to find a pain protocol that he can use at home. He's in Pod B Room 24. Only one person back there at a time. Mom and I are taking turns. Excellent care. Hope they can find a pain method that works at home and this doesn't turn into an admit.

10am: Dale is resting comfortable after an Xray and an Ativan injection. Pain level 2-3. Fingers crossed that his pain if finally under control!

11:30pm: Being discharged with an arsenal of pain medications!

2:30pm: My dear SIL went by and checked on the patient for me (while I was digging myself out of a week's missed work) and reports both the patient and his wife were sleeping soundly!!! Hurray...pain meds must be working!

6pm: Dale just left with Dennis to go grocery shopping! Apparently, the morning meds have "healed" him. Still praying this is long lasting! Dale's new medication regime is 2 Oxycontin - twice a day for 3 days, one 600mg Ibuprofen every 8 hours for 5 days and in case that isn't enough.....Morphine Sulfate every 4 hours for breakthrough pain!!!! EEEKK!! All of Dale's labwork today was fine.