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Today Karen was finally put on a regular diet. She has had only liquids since last Monday and really enjoyed her first real meal at lunch today. She also went to physical therapy. She walked 1000 feet, climbed 18 steps and other tests and passed with flying colors and dismissed from any further PT.

Creatinine (measure of kidney function) is really good. It is lower than it has been with any of the previous transplants.

She is dealing with a bad rash which may be an allergic reaction to her antibiotic and having more blood in her urine so they are going to back off on her blood thinner and do a CT scan to just make sure everything is ok. But these are hopefully just bumps in the road. Please say a prayer for us about these.

Here is a post-transplant picture. I think she looks great!