Connie..The bile tube stays in in case they need to inject dyes into system to check blood flow in liver (I think). In for 3 months as this is critical time for rejection. Jen...
Good Morning...We just had our first night on the "outside". It is a nice feeling although fiance is still on hospital time. Up at 2:30 and now we have been up since 5:30. I do hope that this will...
Yippeee!!! We are out of the hospital...had a wonderful "non hospital food" lunch and are at a hotel for a couple of days..We live 3 hrs from transplant hospital and are staying close by as we have...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif /community/emoticons/yeah.gif /community/emoticons/yeah.gif /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Good news today...they are letting us go home on Tuesday...that will be 9 days...
Thank you all so much for your well wishes!!! Things are progressing very well. It has now been 5 days and they have taken all of drainage tubes out except the bile duct tube which he should have for...
Well its been 21 hrs since surgery ended....you wouldnt beleive the progress...he had breathing tubes out in 6 hours...he walked around the floor on icu...the nurses cant beleive how well he is...
Wow what a ride this is....He has done so well...they say he is having the best recovery ever for a liver patient. They took out his breathing tube this morning and he wanted to walk. Never before...
oh I forgot to tell you....he proposed to me a couple of days ago...we have so much to look forward to now....
UPDATE: It is 3:00 in morning...i am waiting to see my fiance...he got a liver!!! I know it will be a long road ahead...but we have crossed the biggest bridge. Earlier to day I thought we would be...
My boyfriend likes to go for drives...Recently went at 3am for about 1 hour and he slept the whole time...We came home and went right to sleep for about 1 hour and woke me up to see when we could go...
First of all I want to tell you what a great site this has been for me...I have mostly been a silent reader on this site and have learned so much. It has made me feel not quite so alone. 1 week ago...
Hi LaBunna, Will try to really limit his fluid to 1500 ml...i think we've been told that, but thanks for the reminder...We have been told so much it is hard to remember it all. He has been dehydrated...
LaBunna I have just joined this site this evening..and have read everyone one of your posts...I am so happy for you and your husband. My boyfriend has ESLD and we are on a transplant waiting list....