Another day on the 7th floor west of UIC transplant. Gary is in the only wing he still hadn't been in since the transplant and is also in a room by himself. From the outside, it doesn't seem like much has happened today, but they've done blood work and are growing cultures to see why Gary is having some issues. They think it may be a reaction to the medicine, but at this point do not know for sure. From his blood work, they determined that his potassium level was too high, so they had to treat that with dextrose and insulin. The way I understand it is that the potassium is just laying there outside the cells so they give him insulin to help push the potassium into the cells and the dextrose to counter the effects of insulin since he doesn't need insulin anymore -- it's as if one thing feeds off of the other which causes ........ you get the picture.
They haven't let him walk around today -- not that he's been jumping up and down to do that, but yet for other things, walking is encouraged so ........... again, you get the picture.
Lots of questions and not a lot of answers, but hopefully answers will be coming soon.
Looks like we'll miss the 1st post op clinic appointment again since he's back in the hospital, he's just getting his blood work and doctor visits in the hospital for now. Hopefully soon we'll be spending much more time at home then in the hospital, but for now, I'm glad for the care he does receive. We've encountered a lot of wonderful people here at UIC.
Pray that soon the doctors will be able to find some answers as to why Gary continues to have a variety of problems and that there will be some solutions.
Pray for strength for all of us -- I know both Peter and I were very tired after last night and both slept in this morning before we could go on with our days.
Thank you again for all of your thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Nelly
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