Thursday, May 8, 2014

Day+9 Post Transplant, Confusion

Yesterday was a difficult day.

Clif is experiencing some serious delusion.

His brain is adversly influenced and there is much confusion.  When taking grafting drugs, toxicity can take place and adding, reducing and even taking away drugs takes place.

Clifs kidneys, are experience a bit of distress, with the body producing to high of a creatinine level, blend that with the high level of grafting drugs, his mind has literally been taken to a place called delirium.  He also has a bacteria in his intestines which is being treated with antibiotics.  They have changed him from Dilauded to Phentynol pain control because the new one is more friendly on the mind in his circumstance.

Yesterday Clif became a difficult patient, it was all driven by drugs and all currently is still treatable.  He is downstairs as I write having a CT on his abdomen, please pray those results come back favorable.

The issues are being addressed very quickly and it will take a few days for his system to flush everything out.

Specifically, please pray for his kidneys.  They would rather treat the kidneys with drugs to level him out as opposed to dialysis.  Dialysis is still a possibility, that the bacteria in his intestines can be resolved, for the blood count levels of concern can be balanced, for the dilirium to reduce quickly, that the white blood cells return quickly (this will help him recover much quicker).

Thank you all for praying.

4 comments:

  1. Awww, Doreene, so sorry to hear about this setback! We will pray for Clif and the attending physicians wisdom in treating Clif's body and mind. Please know that we are with you and pulling strongly for a break through! Godspeed!

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  2. Praying for you all!! May God direct, lead and heal!! xoxox

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  3. Well, Doreene, Clif lasted 3 months longer than I would have before becoming a difficult patient! We are praying for you all! Keep up the good fight. Thinking of you often. Hugs.

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  4. I agree with Kassie, You are both persevering beyond what I can even imagine. Think of you constantly. Pray you stay strong as Clif heals.

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