This is Mikes first full day at home since surgery. He is doing pretty well considering all he has been through. I am just about ready to give him his medication for the night. He looks very tired in this photo and he is but he is doing much better today. He sends you all a thumbs up. His Creatnine results came in at 5:00 today and he is at 1.91. This is great news and exactly what we want to have happen. Amy's Kidney aka (Mrs. Kevin Hill Kidney) is doing a great job helping Mike. He is still off on his Prograf numbers and so the doctor has added another two tablets for the night and tomorrow morning to see if we can bring these numbers up. Prograf is one of the anti-rejection medications Mike is taking. He needs to be at a certain number to keep his kidney safe from rejection.
The doctor described the rejections drug as if they were blinders on the sides of the white blood cells. If the white blood cell did not see the kidney they would not attack it as a foreign object. The body is very intelligent and we are tricking it and distracting it from seeing the kidney. It is a balancing act that will be refined over the next couple weeks. Once they dial Mike in he will have the best chance to keep his new kidney.
Last night we did not sleep well as Mike was feeling real bad. Today we will rest and tomorrow will be an even better day for Mike and Amy! Good night all and sleep tight!
posted by Andrea
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