Daniel's Biopsy Results

I have had Daniel's lab results for about a week now, but have not posted them. Daniel's one year (actually done at 14 months) biopsy results were GREAT! There are NO signs of rejection! Not even one layer of cells! We were VERY happy to hear that. Rejection comes in many degrees and we haven't had ANY of them! For that we are VERY grateful and feel extremely blessed! The BK Virus we prayed so hard to get rid of and received lab results that is was gone.....is no longer in the kidney. The biopsy shows 100% accuracy that it is all gone. There was no Prograf toxicity. Prograf is the immunosuppresant Daniel takes and ironically it is toxic to the kidney. That is why we get labs done so often to walk that fine line of toxicity and rejection. We are VERY grateful for these results! They could not have been better! OK....there is one more thing....

WE ARE WEANING OFF THE TUBE!!!!! Last week we cut back from 70 mLs and hour per night to 50 mLs. His blood pressures are still good! This next week we cut back to 30 mLs and hour. Then we go for a lab draw to see how his creatinine (kidney function) is doing. Then the 3rd week we cut back to 15 mLs an hour! Saturday, Nov 21st we will take the tube out! WE ARE COUNTING DOWN!!!! 13 more days! Anyhow, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving we are going to get labs and if his creatinine is good and his blood pressures are still all doing good.....WE ARE DONE! So we are planning to go to Winnemucca without a feeding tube in! YEAH!

So anyhow, those were wonderful lab results! Thanks for all your prayers and good thoughts that have helped Daniel! We are grateful for them!