Last week John had another heart biopsy, his regular blood draw, and he had a CT scan of his chest.
The CT scan was to check out his lungs and the “white spots” that were showing up in the X-rays in the hospital and in his office visits since then. His surgeon felt like the white spots were probably just left over fluid from his surgery and the hit they took when he had the infection and was on ECMO. However, there is always the possibility of it being something more, and the infectious disease doctors and radiologists have been more insistent in finding out exactly what’s going on in there.
So, here are the results . . .
On the biopsy – 0 REJECTION AGAIN!!!
It seems like we’re surprised by this every week and maybe overly joyous, but all we heard leading up to the transplant was how the risks involved in the transplant surgery were really low, however, the true risk is in rejection of the new heart. There will always be a risk of rejection, but we are ecstatic that there is zero rejection now!
On his bloodwork – Kidneys are better than normal!!!
John’s creatinine level (which tells the health of your kidneys) was 0.9! Our transplant coordinator told us that John’s kidneys are healthier than his now! A normal range is 0.8-1.2 (a lower number being better).
And on his CT Scan – Lungs are improving!!!
His CT scan showed that his lungs are clearing up, and they have determined that they are simply showing postoperative symptoms. There is no other infection or illness!!!
I have prayed and prayed for John to recover well, quickly, and to not have any further health issues. God is answering those prayers!!!
We are so, so blessed!!!
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