Well, my husband has just come home, yesterday, from a 2 week stay at the hospital due to VRE infection in his bladder. They also changed his pain meds, due to pain complains, to Methadone and Dilaudid as needed in between dozes.
My husband is not the same. He is totally doped up with this new pain regimen. He walks around the house not knowing what to due. I try to explain to him the meds and he forgets immediately and I have to go over it again and again......among other things. I thought that maybe was because at the hospital he was getting IV pain meds and that he would come out of it today but I am getting worried, scared and not sure how to handle it. I don't know if we bring down the doze he will probably be in pain. I know that his cancer is very advance at this point and they did another cat scan at the hospital and it has been progressing more and now is in the pelvic bone. Before he went into the hospital, he was still mobile and able to take care of himself and make decisions until now. Is this the beginning of the end for him?
Please, I really need some advise. I am not sure what to do at this point.
Thanks,
Aimeth