Happy Friday. Another long week of waiting under the belt. Laura's kidney numbers did improve w/w, but the team is still very concerned about the kidneys' ability to function once she goes back on high doses after the lung surgery. Her numbers are improving, but they lowered or eliminated several important meds that will go up.
Laura had a full session with the Kidney Transplant team to go over the procedure, how it aligns with the lung transplant and the next steps. The team is great and explained where they place the new kidney (they do not remove the old - crazy) and what to expect as part of the recovery.
We are now back on the hamster wheel waiting. The lung transplant team will decide if they do just a dbl lung or a dbl lung and a kidney. There are numerous benefits and negatives to each, but they will make the call with the input of the kidney team. They will discuss either next week or the following, hopefully, next week, so we can move on.
The therapy program continues to be great, keeping Laura's numbers pretty stable. Lung function was at 27%, given that they eliminated some medication that assists lung function; this is a surprisingly high number. The daily workouts are tough but obviously paying off.
Thanks to all for the support, cards, text...etc.
Cheers,
Kevin and Laura
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