First appointments and Bronchoscopy Done!

This was received from Joan on 2/21/07:

"Even what I tell you may seem bad IT IS NOT! IT IS NORMAL! Patti is showing some POSSIBLE signs of acute rejection everyone does especially in the first few months after a transplant and remember Patti had more than one. She still has the swelling in her legs (one leg is worse thatn the other). She has a hard spot in a vein on her right arm. She has a little fluid in the bottom part of her left lung. Ultrasounds were done of her leg, arm and lung. Not enough fluid to do a tap , and we have not heard from Budev on the results from the arm and leg. They have put her back on Lasix for the fluid.

Liver team says everything on their end is excellent! She got the 47 staples out today. The sutures from the drainage tubes will come out tomorrow when she has the Bronchoscopy done.

All in all the appointments went good. Patti is a trooper and a true ray of sunshine in all our lives.

We are hoping to be back in NY the beginning of March which is not far away. Yee Ha!

Love Joan"

Patti had the bronchoscopy today (2/22/07) and was back at her hotel room by 11:30 am. So I'm assuming things went well with it. We won't know the results for a few days though.

I STILL feel blessed that we have such awesome PUSHers out there praying for Patti. I pray that all of you are doing well and God is giving you the things you need also. Thank you.