Thanks Vickie, this seems to be mostly good news.
Marcia
From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Vickie Rolison
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 2:27 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Tony update Thursday, 1/19
Linda Falberg Samul
20 hrs
Tony report:
We went to our first Clinic today. This is once a week for awhile. Tony got
blood draws, & we met with several transplant team members, including his
nephrologist, Dr. Su. I noticed quite a bit of swelling from fluid retention,
on Tony's ankles, feet, & lower legs. He's making urine, but evidently not
enough to rid him of fluid retention. We want to make sure he still has good
output. So U of M hooked us up with vessels for measuring his output. Tony gets
round trip transportation to his appointments, & in the future, I'm allowed to
ride along in the shuttle van. This will save me both gas & mileage, not to
mention the hassle of driving down to Ann Arbor & dealing with the parking
structure. When he's released from the rehab fac ility, we'll be driving
together for his appointments. He seems to like his rehab facility pretty well.
It's the only medical place we've ever encountered that serves Coke!! Not
poison diet Coke either. Yesterday I brought him a care package with 3 bottles
of Coke in a cooler bag. Plus all kinds of snacks, & protein bars. His
hemoglobin is up to 10 now, but his Creatinine & BUN are still high. So the
kidney, due to the hematoma surgery, was traumatized, & is being slow in
functioning. U of M also prescribed fiber. I can't bring anything OTC, not even
biofreeze, or Tylenol into the rehab center. They have to provide everything.
C-diff is a very bad gut infection, & his anti-rejection drugs kill the good &
bad bacteria, while lowering his immune system. He can't take probiotics. All
the many supplements I got Tony on to keep him healthy, he's no longer allowed
to take. Tomorrow he goes for an ultrasound of the kidney, & probably soon,
he'll get the biopsy. Plea se keep those prayers coming, for Tony's kidney
function to improve, & I'll contine to keep you posted. â¤ï¸🫂
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