SICU For a Few More Days

I went to see Mom over the weekend, she is still in the SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit), but seems to doing a bit better each day.



It’s always hard to see someone you love hooked up to so many machines and tubes, but it’s all for the best and I have to keep reminding myself that all those tubes serve an important part in her getting better and helping manage any pain that she might be in.



All of her vital signs look good, but she has been slow to respond to doctor’s commands when they try to bring her out of sedation. They think this has to do with toxins building up in her body because her kidney aren’t function properly. To help clear the toxins, they put her on kidney dialysis Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They’re hoping that once they get most of the toxins out that they’ll be able to take her of sedation and move on with her recovery. The long-term damage to her Kidneys is still unknown.



On a very positive not, her white blood cell count and other blood work looks good, which means that the bone marrow transplant is grafting! Yesterday her white blood cell count was higher than what they wanted, so they’ll watch it closely to make sure there isn’t an infection. Her lungs appear to still be doing good, which is also a positive sign. We’ll continue to pray that she avoids or overcomes any complications.



Mom is strong and we are all praying for her quick recovery.