Mom said by this evening, the steroid was kicking in and Dad was feeling some relief in his mouth. He was sitting in the "recliner" at the hospital and said it felt good to be out of the bed.
The ended up not putting the pain medication on his IV stand that had a button on it where he would control when it was administered. That's fine.
A "funny" happened apparently when the resident doctor came in to check on Dad before she left. She asked to see his tongue and when he showed her, it was black! She freaked out thinking "what is wrong with this guy now!?" and said, "oh my, your tongue is black!". My Mom started laughing and said, "he just had some purple popsicles!" and they all laughed.
Good to have some humor here!
Mom talked to the doctor about the upcoming, dreaded, bone marrow draw on Friday and expressed her concerns about how traumatic the first one was and wanting to improve this experience. The doctor didn't have much to say that appeased her. I'm pretty worried for them - it's not going to be FUN.
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