Dad's surgery yesterday, Friday 2/14/2014 went well. The port is now installed in his chest near his right shoulder. He seemed to be doing well today.
Dad had some anti-nausea medicine in preparation for the surgery. It helped him get some light food down without difficulty. He also got some nutrition supplement shake bottled drinks that helped give him nourishment in an easy to digest manner. He got some from a visiting case worker, myself, and Sean. So he went from needing some to having an over abundance! He was able to eat some light food last night and today without taking any more of the anti-nausea medicine. So hopefully his stomach will continue to be cooperative now that it is used to food again.
Dad and Mom are getting on each other's nerves again in a fairly big way.
Mom seems to feel like Dad does not feel she can do anything.
Dad seems to feel like Mom will not do many of the things he requests of her. She says later, and then later never comes. Mom also sometimes does not treat the visiting nurses well.
Dad and Mom are both frustrated with themselves because of their inability or doctor's orders to not do things that they used to do for themselves.
I am glad they are both well enough to be irritable about such things. I do hope they can learn to adjust to their limitations without too much frustration.
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