Mom is Bedridden

My mom is pretty much bedridden with her pain now. Since Friday she has had to stay in bed for most of each day. She gets up to use the bathroom, eat some small meals and take her medications. She is always eager to get back to her bed because the pain is not under control.

The epidural that was suggested last week went by the wayside when they decided they needed to get an MRI first. Today was her MRI. Tomorrow she goes back to the doctor. He may or may not have the MRI results by the time she seems him, we'll see.

An epidural injection is still a possibility I think provided the MRI doesn't show something unexpected. The difficulty with getting that done earlier was finding who was the right doctor who could refer her for it. They tried referring her to a neurosurgeon and turns out the neurosurgeon doesn't want to see her unless she's a surgical candidate. So they need to find someone else. All the while time is passing.

Mom's doctor is one of the most senior doctors there so hopefully he will know who to send her to if he agrees that an epidural is a good idea. In any case she needs some different treatment from what they have tried so far. Her current treatment is not WORKING.

As Mom put it today "I hope they figure out what's wrong because I'm ready to have this torture over with."