Having a bit of a problem with medication at the moment. My sister had to phone the emergency out-of-hours medical team the other week-end as she was in a lot of pain. Doctor came and told her she could crush up all her tablets and take them that way, as she was having difficulty swallowing them all - especially the slow-release, twice-a-day painkillers. She should not have been told this as, of course, she ended up taking a twelve-hour dose all in a oner. One ambulance ride to Accident & Emergency later ..... But fortunately she survived and is back home again. She's now been prescribed painkillers on a patch which she has to change every three days. She still had a lot of pain today, so they're obviously not working as well as they should. Back to the palliative care doc on Thursday, so hopefully he'll up the dosage or try something else. We are going to ask if it is possible to have the medicines in liquid form which can then be taken in via her peg. It would certainly make life a lot easier.
Les celebrated her 58th birthday on Sunday - yet another milestone she thought she would never reach. We take each day as it comes - some good, some bad.