Joy had another pretty good day which included some walking, resting and much needed sleep albeit hit and miss. You all know you do not come to the hospital to sleep.
The preliminary results from the biopsy indicate pneumonia and the doctor awaits further analysis to determine the exact strain. In the interim, they continue several antibiotics with plans to add additional meds when more lab results are known.
Hopefully, a few days of treatment will suffice and she can return home and back to rehab. She needs time to rebuild her strength and stamina prior to having the stomach surgery. The feeding tube is becoming sore but she is tolerating the "nothing to eat" program extremely well. She didn't know ice chips would taste so good. They removed stitches today from several sites but left the staples in her main incision, allowing for more time to heal. She is anxious to get those wire staples removed.
After talking to and coordinating information from three of our other transplant friends, I would say Joy's progress is on-track or slightly better than theirs. It is somewhat comforting for her to know that she is following a relatively common track although a rough experience at best.
Tomorrow is another day. Good night.
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Dear Joy
We are very happy to learn that you are making progress once again and we are sure that once the pneumonia is under control you will feel so much better.
Wayne, it sounds to us like you are doing an outstanding job of caregiving in spite of the enormity of the responsibility.
Thank you again for the postings. When you are once again able to take Joy out of the hospital everyone will understand if the postings are less frequent.
Joy and Wayne we continue to have you and your family in our prayers.
Love
Kitty and Bill
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