Ashley just spoke with the transplant surgeon and they don’t seem to feel that they need to do anything right now with the pancreas. Her fever has come down and she is not having any abdominal pain so they want to leave it alone for now. They indicated that they have seen fluid there on past x-rays and the fluid may have grown a bit but that could be due to the blood thinners and a little bit more bleeding. They don’t want to do anything invasive with the pancreas (like a drain) unless her fever comes back. They believe the fever may have come from her central line (more permanent IV-type line) which they have now removed and fever has come down since then.
The lung doctors indicated that she has passed her breathing tests, but the transplant doctors have been hesitant to remove the breathing tube while she was having high fevers. If the fever stays down, perhaps they can consider this soon.
Rusty
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Our prayers are with you!
Brooke, TJ, Kim & Charlie
Thanks for the double morning update. Thinking about ya'll. Love, Gayle
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