Meals for Dad, Muscle spasms for Mom

I went over to Mom and Dad's today, so that I could cook some meals for him and so that I could do a little of the laundry for Mom, before she gets home.

BFF # 3 went with me today so that I would have some help. It was fun just the two of us getting to hang out. I made two different meals for dad and then after he had some dinner I put it all away in the fridge so that he could just fix a plate later this week for lunch or dinner. Since Mom's back has been bothering her so bad she can not stand at the stove and cook, so Dad has been existing on frozen dinners and going out. He has found some dinners that he really likes so he does not seem to mind so much, but I just thought it would be nice for him to have something home cooked.

I did not get a chance to go and see Mom since I was busy cooking two different meals and doing some laundry, as well as doing some of my own errands before I went in. I did talk to her a couple of times on the phone. My sister called me after visiting with Mom to give me a progress report.

The got Mom up and had her sitting up in the chair while she tried to eat her meal.  She only felt up to eating her tomato soup. When they opened the lid on her open faced roast beef meal the smell made her nausea. Not because it was bad but because of a side effect from the anesthetic. My sister had told me about something similar happening to her after she had surgery not too long ago.

Mom decided that while they had her up it would be a good time to get them to take her to the restroom before she got back into bed. Just the walking (with a lot of help) to the chair to eat and then the bathroom and then back to bed, gave her muscle spasms and made her very achy. They gave her some muscle relaxers for the spasms and some more pain meds. Other than that she is doing just fine.

After the last time I talked to Mom I knew I was not going to be able to go see her for the night because I was still cooking and she was sounding pretty tired from the muscle spasms and the pain meds.

I probably will make another trip in tomorrow. I might make another meal and do more laundry. Plus if Mom gets discharged tomorrow sometime I have been elected to be at home with her (my Dad is not a patient (no pun intended) person and my sister has to work. That is okay though that is why I made sure to use up one of my vacation weeks this week rather than try to get a new job from the Union hall and then have to ask to take off.