Karen slept well last night and they have had her sitting up in the chair. The nausea is gone but she is sore and tired and not feeling too good right now, but that is to be expected after the major surgery last night.
Our pastor friend Brad (connection through Summit Church in Durham and starting a new church in Baltimore) stayed with me yesterday through the surgery and it was great to have somebody with me. His new church has also provided us with a number of meals and has been our church family away from home.
Our daughter Ashley flew in last night to be with us for a few days. It is so good to have her here and now all three of our kids have made a trip to Baltimore to be with us.
Several people have asked about the purpose of the kidney biopsy that they did during surgery. With transplant patients they routinely do biopsies of the transplanted kidney. They use this to check on how the kidney is doing and to check to see if the body is trying to reject the kidney. This is usually done via a needle biopsy but because of the location of this kidney behind the first transplanted kidney they can't do that with Karen. So they did a biopsy during surgery. We don't have the results yet but her creatinine level (kidney function) is outstanding so the new kidney is working great.
So for now she will be going back through the healing process from surgery. We thank God for the successful surgery and the great new kidney!
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So glad Ashley is there. Love to all three.
Salley
Glad you had someone there yesterday and that Ashley is there now. So many prayers for all of you. Thanks so much for taking the time to update. Much love
Thanks for the update. I was hoping Ashley might be able to come up. Glad you were not alone during the day yesterday, too!!!
((HUGS))
Great news! We are continuing to pray daily. So thankful that you have found a church away from home and that Ashley is there now. Looking forward to having you all home soon!
Jason & Lori
This is ALL great news after the concerns of the last couple of days. We are so thankful for the positive outcome, and continue to keep you all in our prayers. Dave and Susan Harris (Winston Salem, NC)
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