Kristie update

We had a marathon doctor's appointment today. Left the house and 9 a.m. and got home at 3:30 p.m. Whew. They wear me out.

So we did our clinic appt...blood draw, blood pressure, medication review, see the doctor...then Kristie had her EPO shot...she cried. It hurt. Alot.

We had a lunch break before our next appt to have the "breathing treatment" which she's never had before. So to get out of the medical environment, we had lunch at Nordstrom's Cafe. They have THE BEST TOMATO SOUP IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! YUMMY.

We then drove back to the hospital to have the breathing treatment. Kris had to breath into a tube thingy and this liquid medicine turned to a mist which she breathed into her lungs. This medicine helps her to not get pneumonia since her immune system is suppressed right now. It was a 20 minute procedure that actually took about an hour when all was said and done. It gives you a metallic taste in your mouth so Kris had to rinse her mouth with water several times. She was a trooper. She'll have to have this done once a month for a while.

NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS...HER CREATININE WAS 1.9!!!!! SWEET! The doctors were THRILLED to say the least and so were we! They want her creatinine in the 1s (preferably in the lower 1s but they'll take what they can get right now.) Its been in the 2s since her transplant.

Thanks to everyone for praying!

Now you can say a prayer for my Dad. He had his appendix out on Sunday morning...it had ruptured and spewed out lots of nasty stuff. They did alot of cleaning out. My Dad has never been admitted to a hospital before...not even when he was born so this is a new experience for him.

I asked my Mom today if he was being a baby or a big boy and she assured me he was being a big boy. He also spent the night in the ICU because of a high heart rate.

Please pray he heals quickly & his heart settles down.

My foot surgery is Friday...not looking forward to it but am determined to get it over with.

Katie sprained her back and was in alot of pain over the weekend, went to the doctor today and got some meds for it which is giving her some relief. Please pray for some quick healing for her. Nich also threw is back out and Calla just got 4 new teeth which she's a little grumpy about.

Geez, we're just a mess! Sigh.