Well, we didn’t make it to rehab on Thursday. Samuel was down and out with severe nausea, dizziness, and a headache on Wednesday and Thursday. The doctors also weren’t done tweaking his meds, so the obvious decision was to stay put. We hope that Samuel will be well enough to be transferred to rehab early next week.
Since Tuesday, Samuel has been too sick to be up and walking. Based on the timing of this setback, it seemed possible that his difficulties were being caused by an increase in one of his medications. On Thursday, the doctor made a plan to slowly decrease the dose….it is a medication that can’t be stopped suddenly. This morning, Samuel woke up without a headache and was feeling less nauseous (yeah!), so I think we are on the right track with the medication connection.
Unfortunately, the new day also brought a new challenge. The lab results from this morning seem to indicate that Samuel may be having a mild rejection episode. Samuel will get some big doses of prednisone for the next three days. A second immunosuppression medication is being doubled. Please pray that the increased drugs will keep Samuel’s body from mounting a full-fledged rejection.
Samuel had a couple hours this evening when he looked really good! What a change from this morning! He enjoyed a visit with some family and friends. By 11 p.m., he was back to battling with pain and nausea. I'm praying that he will be able to sleep well tonight.
Today marks day number 50 in the hospital for Samuel. Who would have ever imagined?
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