Thursday, November 12, 2009

Making progress

Here's today's progress so far:
I got to the hospital in time to hear Bob's doctors being pleased with seeing his pulmonary pressures coming back down. They explained that until the numbers are acceptable, a transplant is not possible. To help with this challenge he has been given dialysis for 4 days straight now and has had over 8 1/2 liters of fluid removed!
In the mixed blessing department, he may actually be sent home after a few days rather than stay in the hospital, but that also means staying at a lower priority for organs. So we shall see how it goes. Thanks for all your support and encouragement!
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RJ/Bob/Irv is a 61-year-old beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, motor racing fanatic, and Livermore resident who received a heart and kidney transplant in February of 2010. Bob's recent years have been defined by his health, which forced him into early retirement. Unfortunately, many of his days were spent in a dialysis center or at various medical appointments, primarily due to his living with diabetes for over 40 years. Numerous were panic visits to various Emergency Rooms all over California for treatment of chest pain. But now no more dialysis and no more late-night dashes to UCSF! The main focus of Bob's family, friends, and doctors has been a prompt transplant, so that he can get back to traveling with his Sweetie, driving fast cars, enjoying great music and laughing with his friends. This blog will function as a way to communicate with all interested parties and to keep everyone informed. And hopefully it can serve a great purpose also, in making people more aware of the importance of organ donation and how each life saved has a positive effect on dozens of related friends and relatives.