Just go in from the emergency room.

Mike had been feeling bad all day. His temperature went up to 99.5 and so the nurse on call,(Paula) who has been so helpful to us, helped to screen his symptoms with Dr. Ruzics and put him on some Tylenol to help with his fever. They recommended bed rest all day, so Mike slept and rested. By about 7:00 pm his temperature had gone up to 100.5 and so we called the transplant center again. They asked us to go to the emergency room. We were there from 7:45 until 12:00 am.  The did a chest x-ray, blood work and other tests. They think he is fighting an infection of some kind so they gave him antibiotics by IV and we will put him on more oral antibiotics starting tomorrow.   It could be his old kidneys have an infection or maybe bladder or someplace else. The antibiotics they gave him will work all over the body so this will be the best bet to clear things up.

Everyone is the emergency room was amazingly helpful. Thanks to Julia and Josey our nurses and to the doctors. I am defiantly writing a letter to the hospital. They have been so good to us through all this and it means so much.

One of the reasons they let Mike go home tonight was that is Creatnine went to 1.65 tonight. Amy's kidney (Mrs. Kevin Hill Kidney) is just amazing and really performing for Mike. They said if his numbers were high or get high or if his symptoms get worse he will be hospitalized and they will fight the infection in the hospital. We will call the doctor Monday to see what we do from here.

So, glad we are home now. Alex is whipped and so are we. Time for bed and rest and hopefully Mike will have a good night and feel better tomorrow.

When Mike got the transplant the doctor said, this was only the beginning, and he was serious. This is going to be an ongoing challenge to get Mike well again. We are up for the challenge and will fight every step of the way. 

Thanks for that amazing kidney Amy! We have the best chance in the world because of that amazing kidney! Love ya.

posted by Andrea