Re: Update - in Hospital

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Penny, Im sorry that you are having to go thru so much. I do hope

that things go well for you with a transplant soon. Please keep us

updated as much as possible. You are are in my thoughts and prayers.

God Bless, Debra

>

> I haven't read the posts lately even though I have my laptop with

> me. I was really sick and needed a hurnia surgery on my belly

> button. My red cell count was so low it was dangerous. That's why

I

> got 4 units of blood in blood transfusions, plus my kidneys were

all

> messed up. I got albumin, I think it is, protein, plus shots that

> made my pancreas not work so hard, I think they said and other

> medicines. I got out for two days and had to go back because my

> routine labs bilirubin was 13 and it was 6 when I left the hospital

> two days befoe, and my INR was 3.something. The surgeon is hoping

> some of the skin they sewed together on my belly button that he's

> hoping won't die and turn black, so we have to watch it and let

them

> know right away if it turns black but now that I'm back in the

> hospital, they all say it looks good. They cut out the bruised,

> thin skin and sewed the rest together. They drained 2-1/2 liters

of

> fluid out of my belly before the surgery and another liter during

the

> surgery. He says I already accumulated more fluid in my belly. I

> have to have more drained tomorrow. The doctors down at my local

> clinic were making me sick by giving me too many water pills. The

> doctors gave us some scarey news. They said I need to get the word

> out that I need a healthy person with my blood type O to donate

part

> of their liver to me because otherwise I'll probably die before I

get

> to the top of the list for a whole liver from a person who just

> died. I am very very sick and need at least a partial liver to

keep

> me alive. Immediate family would be the closest match so my

brother

> is going to be tested to see if he is a match. He has the same

blood

> type as me O+, but the person just needs to have type O blood, I

> guess, and the antibodies and different things have to match too.

> When the doctors told us that me and just bawled our heads

> off. Even the head nurse had tears in her eyes and hugged me. We

> got kind of close. I have to recruit people for a partial liver

> because they can't do that. said a guy at work is willing to

> be tested. The hepatologist told me today that I have moved up

> higher on the list now. I've been getting plasma and platelets

today

> and electrolytes since my sodium, potassium, and manganese were low.

>

> Penny

>