3rd day post-op 11/18/11

Matt:

He is doing well.  He continues to walk more each day and is up in a chair longer as well.  His fever was, for the most part, normal all day.  We are praying that this evening it does not spike up again like last night.  Matt was given "real food" today for his meals.  He took some of the food in rather than the liquid diet.  He will do well with this in time, but he has alot of  discomfort after eating small portions of the "real food".  This process will take some time and once again we will need to "wait" for an easier outcome with food of consistency.  All-in-all, Matt is doing remarkable for now day-3 from surgery!  GISG. 

Since he is in some discomfort we are asking that he has no visitors tomorrow (Saturday).  Rest and doing what he needs to do while in the hospital is the best thing for Matt at this time.  PLEASE check in with me about visiting while he is at the hospital and when we first bring him here to our home for his complete recovery process.  He is getting stronger in many ways, though they are little ways, he doesn't see them yet, but he will.  We do and we're so happy for his progress!

Jim:

Jim had his appointment today.  He is now 7 1/2 weeks post op his kidney transplant.  He continues to do well and at this point we are working on regulating his one medication because of a minor symptom that he is dealing with. He still is not able to lift more than 10lbs, etc.  He is amazing and we again, are so thankful!!!  He is scheduled for his 3-month (routine) kidney biopsy for Dec 22nd.  This is a kidney biopsy that is done at 3 and 6 months to make sure the kidney is not having any issues and especially any rejection problems.  The first 6 months are critical for Jim and his kidney and all signs point to a great outcome. GISG He returns to the transplant team again in two weeks.

As you can see they are both doing well at the stages of their recovery that they are at.  THANK YOU for your support, love and especially thoughts and prayers for them and our family.

Also a side-note, our angel, Stephanie, has been continuing to work fulltime and deals with fatigue from time to time, but continues to do very well.  Again, we are SO thankful for her and Bobby and having them in our "family".

God has truly watched over us all throughout this time of surgery, healing and recovery!

~Tina