March 18, 2009

Hello All. Not much has changed today. I look it as no news is good news. Dad is pretty sedated today because he is breathing too heavily. They are worried that the vessels will pop when he breaths like that so he has to rest. We have not got any results as far as the infections in the blood or on the lines. It takes a few days for cultures to grow and antibiotics to work so we should know more tomorrow. They feel the chest tube has served its purpose and not much fluid is coming out so that should come out tomorrow. They were holding off putting any new lines in, because of the risk of infection, so he did not receive the dialyses today. Plus his body needed a little break. I talked to the kidney doctor today and she says not to worry about those, they usually go when people get sick and they are the last to get better. It is still a waiting game, and each day will bring a little bit more information. Its really hard to wait but its better than things changing too fast to keep up with. Thank you all for your support, Nick and I appreciate everyone for being there for us. Keep up the prayers for dad, he needs it.