Hello All,
I just wanted to send you all an update. I got a call from the transplant coordinator earlier this week to see if I had a cold because my liver function tests had increased. I am feeling fine. Then I got another call yesterday, and my Prograf levels in my blood, which is my anti-rejection med is almost non-existent. It has been around 8, which is right where they want it. I went off my anti-fungal med last week, and they said that can make the Prograf levels drop. Therefore they doubled my dose as of yesterday. They had also decreased my steroid intake to 10mg per day on Tuesday, and for now that has not changed. I am hoping this med change will bring my Liver function tests back down. Of course by increasing the Prograf that can harm my kidneys. My initial dose was so low, hopefully the increase will not affect them.
I wrote my first letter to my donor family yesterday. For all of you that know me well, you are aware that finding words to say has never been an issue for me, but yesterday I sat at my computer and struggled. It was so important to me to express my gratitude in a way that they could feel it when they read my letter. After shedding many tears, and starting over several times, I hope I did just that.
My family also returned to court last week in hopes of putting this new appeal behind us, which we thought we had. However there was a document that the judge overlooked when making his decision that there would not be a new trial, he must now take that under advisement and get back to us once again. In the big picture we all realize this will be a life long fight to keep him in jail, but we would just like to put it behind us for awhile. The main thing is, he is where he needs to be, so we will count our blessings and roll with the punches. My nephew, Tracy's son is returning tomorrow from his training for the National guard in South Carolina. I know it was a hard decision for him to leave his family and join the guards, and we are all very proud of him. Tracy would have been as well. He will return in 2 weeks, then graduate the end of January. I will get some pictures over Christmas to post on the blog.
We have so much to be thankful for this Christmas season.
All My Love,
Trish
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