Thursday was a quiet day with no major issues. This morning we hit another small bump in the road and spent all day (7am-7pm) in the emergency department (ED) at Johns Hopkins. Karen woke up early this morning with nausea, elevated blood pressure and mild pain/pressure in her chest so we called the transplant team. They suggested we go to the ED. Of course the ED doctors assumed it was a heart attack but ultimately cooler heads prevailed (the transplant team) and heart issues were ruled out. They have concluded that it probably resulted from one of the anti rejection drugs that is known to cause nausea. This all resolved itself and Karen is feeling fine now and they have adjusted meds to try to avoid a reoccurrence.
The new kidney is doing great and we thank God every day for this!
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So glad the doctors got this diagnosed and have adjusted the meds so the problem won't recur. We think about both of you each day.
Love, Salley and William
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