Clead and I visited Janene and Lydia today at the hospital. Janene seems to be improving but is still having some difficulties. We are grateful for the improvement she has made. Lydia is another story. The doctor told us that her new liver is working correctly but that her kidneys and lungs are not. They had to take her back into surgery today and drain fluid off of her, they took 8 ounces of liquid out of her. She is very swollen everywhere and is not able to urinate on her own. She was on lacix prior to her surgery to try to keep her water retention down and they were hopeful that her kidneys would kick in after surgery. That has not happened so they were preparing to give her some lacix as we left and hope that will help her expel some of the fluid, if not they will put her on dialysis. She is on a ventilator which is like a third lung for her. They purposely have given her medication that has put her in a state of paralysis, so she is just laying there with the ventilator breathing for her and not moving at all and her abdominal area is wrapped in shrink wrap. She is a sad sight to see. The doctors and nurses seem to be very concerned and attentive to her condition. They said the condition she is in is not normal after a liver transplant. Once again we all thank everyone for their prayers in this families behalf, as you can see prayers are still greatly needed.
Please know that we are praying for Lydia to turn the corner and recieve DIVINE INTERVENTION in her healing process. Brian, you must be completely worn out. Hopefully you and Janene are getting some much needed rest. Janene, hope you are feeling better every day. My heart aches that Lydia has been through so much. Sweet Lydia, keep being a fighter! Much love and a little empathy. (I say "a little" because our transplant experience had fewer bumps in the first few days.) Thanks for keeping the blog. It means so much. God bless you all! Bonnie Barnum (London's Grandma)
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