T.G.I.F.

We are coming up on week 3 of our stay here at UMC. For us it seems much longer.
Ron had another productive day of Plasma Pherises and Dialysis.
He did not have much of an appetite today. The narcotics are really doing a number on him now. They are giving him antacids and laxatives to help him out as best as possible.
The results came back on the renal scan. It appears the donor heart has been shocked by the rejection but it is not damaged...this is a good thing. It has the potential to come back. The scan also showed that Ron's original left kidney is also showing signs of some function. His original right kidney is sluggish. The doctors are hopeful that the donor kidney and Ron's original left kidney will come back once they get this rejection under control and get his blood pressure up to a consistent normal rate that will allow the blood to profuse fully to the kidneys. We are very pleased with the news.
I have been told unofficially he may be moving out of ICU in approximately 5 days. They don't want to rush it...no need for any unnecessary set backs.
We are hoping they will remove his last chest tube in a couple of days. They have clamped it off to make sure his body absorbes any existing fluid. Chest X-Rays are being done every morning to check for fluid build up. If all is fine within 48 hours...it will be removed.
I made another trip to urgent care today. This time for myself. I have had a sore throat for a couple of days. Today the pain was more than I cared to tolerate. I have a throat infection. They did a rapid strep test...it came back negative. So, some cough medicine with Vicodin...pain is gone. I reserved a room at a nearby hotel for a couple of nights so that I can try and get some uninterrupted sleep...not easy to do when you stay here at the hospital. Hopefully, a couple of nights of good rest will help to kick this bug.

Ron will probably get a break tomorrow from dialysis unless labs show that he really needs to have it. Plasma treatments are all done. Hopefully, we can just take it easy over the weekend. Looking forward to our cousins visiting tomorrow. Thomas will stay home in Goodyear this weekend. We miss him...but I talk to him on the phone every chance I get. He is enjoying KinderCare more and more now that he is going full weeks.

Have a wonderful night!


"The ways of God are without fault." Psalm 18:30