Sunday a.m. update & Aubrey.....are you out there???

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Hi folks...

Went out with some friends last night to get out of the house, but my head and heart weren't in it...I got home about 2 a.m. my time and couldn't get Mike off my mind, so I thought 'screw it' and called him, he was awake and feeling lonely and scared...we talked for over an hour.

I called him this morning and he told me that through the night the nurse said his blood pressure went quite high - this morning it was normal....I spoke to his nurse and she attributed that to the emotions he was going through.

She told me his liver is doing great, no signs of rejection. His incision site is tingling and pulling which I told him was a sign of healing, he of course is thinking it's something bad.

Aubrey - could you give him a call just to ease his mind, I told him that I wanted him to use you as an example of the success of this operation. The nurse told me the prednisone will cause emotional upheavel and that is normal. They are teaching him about his medicaitons right now and I know I should be there learning with him. This is all so damm hard.

The Dr.'s were making rounds so after I get that report, I'll let you all know

Thanks,

Patti

"I used to have a handle on life - but it broke off"

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Patti,

Hang in there - I once had a friend on high-dose prednisone (not for

liver) and things were very up and down emotionally. I know it is

tough, especially not being right there with him. I'm glad you called

him last night, I'm sure it helped him get through it. I'm betting

he's feeling a lot like you are that things are going " too well. " I'm

going to pray that they continue to do so! Sent my note to him

yesterday - goodness knows how long mail takes from VA to Canada, but

we'll see, won't we? All my hopes! Deb in VA

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Patti:

Worries always seem the worst at night, and when you add to that

being alone in a hospital room hundreds of miles from home, with a

belly fully of staples holding together an incision that stretches

from one side of the body to another, and high doses of steroids and

miscellaneous other very powerful meds pumping through your body--

well, it's just easy for the mind to go in very strange directions.

I well remember being in exactly that situation myself. It gets

better. Hold on--tight.

Rich in KC

Crohn's, cryptogenic cirrhosis, lv txs 5/23 & 26/2001