Still waiting…..Al has some procedures to do and then hopefully Jim’s transplant will be scheduled. We have learned through all of this to “take it one day at a time”.
The infection from the ruptured cysts has cleared up after 2 weeks of antibiotics. A bad head cold is his recent obstacle. Of course Jim never just gets a cold…it’s always a “bad” cold. Dr. Karen prescribed plenty of orange juice and rest. Lots of sneezing and coughing accompanied the cold. One sneeze in particular left its mark. Jim sneezed so hard he felt something happen under his rib cage. This also caused labored breathing throughout the next couple of days. Hoping this was not pneumonia, Jim went to the doctor yesterday (Monday) and found out he has a torn cartilage under his rib cage from the sneeze. The doctor gave him some medicated patches to put on the spot with the advice that it will just take time to heal itself.
On the bright side….Jim’s recent visit to the kidney doctor was good. She continues to change his blood pressure medications. It’s been high the last few months. He was also given an iron shot. Hopefully he will be in tip top shape and ready for that transplant.
Thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts. Oh….and about that sneeze….gesundheit!!!
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