Saturday Afternoon (4:30pm) Update: Karen is having a really good day and feeling so much better. Headached is gone. More importantly, Heather and Baby Livy are visiting which is the best therapy there is!
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Karen has been feeling pretty bad this week with no energy. The doctors are sure this is primarily due to her anemia. She had her regular clinic visit at Baptist Hospital yesterday (Friday) morning to check her out. Based on her lab results, they kept her in the hospital until midnight last night giving her two units of blood for the anemia and also treating her for high blood pressure. Kidney function continues to be in the normal range.
This morning she says she is feeling more like herself from an energy standpoint than she has since her surgery, so we are very thankful for that. Her only complaint right now is she has a headache. The headache is probably due to the fact that her blood pressure continues to be quite high (side effect of some of the meds she is on). They have changed her medication for that, so we are hopeful that will come down shortly.
As I believe I indicated earlier, she is on a huge amount of different medicines. This is normal for post-transplant patients. Right now, and I am guessing for the next several months, they will be "tweaking" her meds to find the right combination. In addition, meds will be reduced somewhat over time.
All in all she is doing great. Just going through normal adjustments to medications!
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Karen,
You have been in my thoughts and prayers throughout this process. As I read this blog I just cried tears of joy and am amazed by God's grace. I have been keeping up with your progress through Debbie at work and am looking forward to seeing you again soon once you gain more strength and build up your immune system. I miss seeing your infectious smile and hearing your laugh, but I'm so glad to hear of your progress.
Love,
Michelle Foltz
Hey, missy- seeing you at the retreat was a terrific surprise. I hope things progress well and you get back to being able to bitch about things with me- there sure are lots out there. I am in Kansas to enjoy the cold, ice, and snow & will be back Sunday eve. Dede's concert is Thursday evening at Gibbs. I haven't seen nor heard from her since September. I miss you, miss you, miss you. Love, Mimi
We have no idea who "Mimi" is (last posting). We assume this was posted to the wrong website!
Karen and Rusty
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