Karen
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OK, we all know that CS has the best prayer warriors out there. I'm asking for an urgent request for my mom (my rock!).
Approx. 8 years ago she had a liver transplant and came through that with flying colors. Everyone (inlcuding her doctors) could not believe how fast she recovered.
Since the transplant she has had a couple of hernia repairs, retaining fluids, etc. However she has pulled through them.
A few weeks ago she had pain in her abdomen and come to find out, she had a kink in her small intestine that had to come out. She had surgery and was in the hospital for a couple of weeks. While in the hospital she started retaining fluids even quicker than normal, however they drained the fluid and chalked it up to it being a side effect from the surgery.
When she came home, she had a horrible cough that she could not get rid of (general MD issued Robitussin with codeine, which helped the cough) as well as retaining fluid very quickly (again). This past Friday her blood pressue dropped so low that she was not able to pick up her feet to walk to the vehicle to go to the ER. Fast forward a couple of days and she is now on a ventilator to make her breathing easier, her bp is being maintained medically, she still has the cough so they are suctioning her every few hours, there is an infection somewhere (that they feel is the cause of the fluid retention), and now there's a possiblity that she had a stroke as well.
Other than her liver transplant 8 years ago she has always been a very healthy person. She worked at our local bank for 27 years (retiring last summer), volunteers for every organization/activity in our community, you name it she's doing it! With that being said, you can imagine that I am totally at my wits end with this whole thing. The doctors told us today that this could turn into weeks or months instead of days. My brother is on the next flight home for a few days and my dad and I are taking turns going to the hospital (which is 2 hours away from where we live).
Right now I'm asking that God make her strong to maintain a good blood pressue, find and heal the infection, and nurse her back to good health. I am also asking for strength for my dad, myself, and my brother to help us get through all of this. It is also very difficult on her family since they are all in AZ and we are in NY.
Thank you for all of your prayers.
Approx. 8 years ago she had a liver transplant and came through that with flying colors. Everyone (inlcuding her doctors) could not believe how fast she recovered.
Since the transplant she has had a couple of hernia repairs, retaining fluids, etc. However she has pulled through them.
A few weeks ago she had pain in her abdomen and come to find out, she had a kink in her small intestine that had to come out. She had surgery and was in the hospital for a couple of weeks. While in the hospital she started retaining fluids even quicker than normal, however they drained the fluid and chalked it up to it being a side effect from the surgery.
When she came home, she had a horrible cough that she could not get rid of (general MD issued Robitussin with codeine, which helped the cough) as well as retaining fluid very quickly (again). This past Friday her blood pressue dropped so low that she was not able to pick up her feet to walk to the vehicle to go to the ER. Fast forward a couple of days and she is now on a ventilator to make her breathing easier, her bp is being maintained medically, she still has the cough so they are suctioning her every few hours, there is an infection somewhere (that they feel is the cause of the fluid retention), and now there's a possiblity that she had a stroke as well.
Other than her liver transplant 8 years ago she has always been a very healthy person. She worked at our local bank for 27 years (retiring last summer), volunteers for every organization/activity in our community, you name it she's doing it! With that being said, you can imagine that I am totally at my wits end with this whole thing. The doctors told us today that this could turn into weeks or months instead of days. My brother is on the next flight home for a few days and my dad and I are taking turns going to the hospital (which is 2 hours away from where we live).
Right now I'm asking that God make her strong to maintain a good blood pressue, find and heal the infection, and nurse her back to good health. I am also asking for strength for my dad, myself, and my brother to help us get through all of this. It is also very difficult on her family since they are all in AZ and we are in NY.
Thank you for all of your prayers.