It's been a bit melancholy to celebrate without Dakota here with us. She may fly out in a few weeks, but we'll see. She's not too keen on the whole idea of flying!
Monday was quite an eventful day. Shelly and I headed to the transplant clinic for what we thought were routine appointments, but one of the nurses noticed that my PICC line was oozing, which it basically had been doing since approx Thanksgiving, and it had grown to the point where it looked very questionable. She called the doctor in and he said it had to come out & be replaced. So, it did come out on Monday and they also drew blood to check for any kind of blood infection. We will know those results in the next few days. I have such a reaction to the tagaderm bandage that my arm is now itchy/hives where the bandage was.
Shelly has been such a trooper! I'm so thankful for her willingness to help us and for her patience! We were at the hospital from approx 11 to 6:30 Monday, and she had to push me in the wheelchair from one end of the hospital to the other, twice!! Not to mention the sitting and waiting we did; thank God for Kindles, tablets, phones, etc to somewhat entertain us during the periods of waiting.
Friday is going to be a full day filled with labs, pulmonary function tests, PICC line insertion, pulmonary rehab, and meeting with the pulmonary doctor. It will be a full day, no doubt.
Prayers appreciated that my arm heals from the rash/hives and that the PICC insertion goes well on Friday with no complications, blood clots, etc, please and thanks.
God Bless you!
Lynda
Post Merry Christmas to you also Lynda,
ReplyDeleteWe have been into the Christmas season and celebrated Christmas eve and Christmas day with our older son and family from Bel Aire. They attended Christmas eve services with us at RCC, then we spent Christmas day at their home.
I am always thankful for our family and that they are all dedicated Christians, but especially at Christmas when we can celebrate our Saviors birth together, and explore again the true meaning of his birth and what that means to all Christians.
Please know Lynda that I pray for you often. The God we serve does answer prayer.
God bless you in the new year,
Mary K
We've been to Stroud, Ok for a few days to celebrate Christmas with our younger son and his family. Was nice to go and nice to come home again.
Glad to here you are making some progress, you are never far from my mind and in my prayers.