What I mean from above is that on Friday they pulled the wrong labs for Jim. This is a little frustrating when Jim's parents drove all the way down here in the bad weather to take him to the hospital for his labs to be drawn since the clinic was closed again. The doctor called and reported that his prograff level was very low and I explained to her that she is probably correct since he is not on prograff. They also did not pull his pancreatic enzymes which is exactly why we wanted his labs to be pulled in the first place because his Monday level was dangerously high. When I spoke with the doctor I explained all of the reasons why these labs were incorrect and she said she would get them corrected and wanted him to return today for another lab draw. This time, after both Jim and I were annoyingly repetitive about what they needed to pull, they DID report the correct items. The doctor called us this afternoon and it looks like his creatinine was 1.5 and his pancreatic enzymes were back to normal!!! Jim's cyclosporine level (which is one of his anti-rejection meds that affect his kidney fuction) was at 180 which is a little lower than they would like so they increased this medication again. Needless to say Jim's medications change from day to day so it is never a boring day in our "drug" world.
Prayer Requests: Continued stabilization of his labs, patience for Jim and I, comfort for the donor family, and a WIN for Green Bay!!
Bible Verse: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His love endures forever."
Psalms 107: 1
Glad you know what is going on, Kris! Scary to think about the mix-up.
ReplyDeleteBut, I am so GLAD that he is doing so great!