Daniel's Update

I have had some people ask me if I could switch Daniel's updates to our family blog. I agree....it's easier to access. So we will no longer update the Caring Bridge website. It will be easier for me, too, when Daniel's surgery happens next month! THAT'S RIGHT! We just got back from Stanford and we got some great news! Our transplant coordinator, Gerri, said that she had met Kelle and she was 'adorable' and she is doing great! Kelle went over and met with her team of 'people'....her surgeon, her social worker, her pschyiatrist (sp?), etc. Anyhow, apparently Gerri had no doubt that everything would be good and we'd get the green light to go ahead. She told us that nephrology transplant has the operating room every other Monday. August is full, but she is going to put us on the waiting list (in case there is another surgery that doesn't happen for some reason) if she can get us in the #1, #2 or #3 spot. So we are excited and hope that we get a date soon!

It's a good thing, too. Daniel's creatinie level went up to 3.3 . That is the highest he's ever jumped, so Dr. Talley is happy we have a donor and we are close to transplant because he is officially Stage 5 (the worse stage) - Chronic Renal Failure. We have 14% kidney function. So in one month we went from 16.6% to 14%. Anyhow, a few changes in his meds....his hemoglobin count was low. We have to do a couple more tests before the surgery: tuberculosis (sp?) and urinalysis. We are redoing his blood work on Monday to make sure his creatinine is as high as it really is and a few other levels weren't very good.