Hi WD, It is hard to predict how recovery will be because everyone is different. Several folks here suggest that it continues to get worse until after the last treatment. In my experience the worst was the week BEFORE the schedualed end. I felt better after 2 days once the treatments stopped. I hope your mother has the easier time!

You are great for helping her and it is also good to stay on her to keep trying to drink and eat.

***Make sure she is drinking lots of water for sure. Dehydration can happen and result in a trip to the hospital for IV fluids.***

Many pain medications will cause constipation. Severe constipation! this is a subject we have joked about here in the past....but it is no laughing matter.

In terms of care in the next few weeks I would hope you can arrange someone to be with her every day. Not so much because of medical care but for companionship and someone just to "be" there. She may be tired (and hurting) enough to not want to try and eat or drink. Sometimes just having a coach is all it takes.

Take care you are in the home stretch!