Karen is feeling pretty good this morning. The hematoma causes a lot of pain but it is controlled well with pain medication. Her hemaglobin continues to drop so that indicates there is still some internal bleeding going on. They continue to give her blood and blood products as well as other meds to boost her clotting and hopefully stop the bleeding.
Her kidney continues to be work well so that is a blessing. They did another CT scan of her abdomen this morning to take a look at the hematoma to see if it is increasing or decreasing but we haven't heard the results. The doctors are meeting today to discuss her case and the plan of action. They are still leaning toward no surgery.
This morning as I was getting ready to head back to the hospital I was feeling a bit lonely and discouraged and overheard a story on the Today show. It was about a woman with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and how she has only a few years to live and her quality of life will be greatly affected during her remaining time. I believe this was a tap on my shoulder by God to remind me how truly blessed we are. Karen and I have spent some time this morning talking about all those blessings: a great new kidney, loving family and friends, people literally all over the world praying for us and the prospect of greatly improved future health for Karen! We give God the glory for all of this and encourage all who read this to realize how blessed you are as well!
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