Saturday, January 9, 2010
No updates, no news
Today has been very slow. No new tests for Jonathon, and no results from any of the tests the last few days. So... we're just in wait and see. Again - thank you to everyone sending prayers. We are so grateful to have so many caring wonderful people in our lives.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Back to Chicago for complications
Well, they promised us that Jonathon would end up back in the hospital at some point after the transplant, and despite going over 6 months with no issues, here we are. Some kind of infection is trying to take over Jonathon's lungs, so we're in Chicago to get things fixed since a round of antibiotics at home didn't help, and things just kept getting worse. Today he got a bronchoscopy so that they could get a sample of whatever it is growing in his lungs, and then hopefully they'll be able to grow whatever it is and target it with the right drugs. They have him on oxygen since those levels were kind of low and an IV antibiotic. There have been a number of CT scans and xrays and such too. We've seen a pulmonologist and an infectious disease specialist. So far, he's feels pretty much ok other than being super fatigued and coughing occasionally.
Thank you everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts. We know they helped before, so we're sure they'll help now too. We don't know how long Jon might be here, and he's hoping to get back home to South Bend real soon. We'll keep everyone posted.
Thank you everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts. We know they helped before, so we're sure they'll help now too. We don't know how long Jon might be here, and he's hoping to get back home to South Bend real soon. We'll keep everyone posted.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
No updates, no news
Today has been very slow. No new tests for Jonathon, and no results from any of the tests the last few days. So... we're just in wait and see. Again - thank you to everyone sending prayers. We are so grateful to have so many caring wonderful people in our lives.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Back to Chicago for complications
Well, they promised us that Jonathon would end up back in the hospital at some point after the transplant, and despite going over 6 months with no issues, here we are. Some kind of infection is trying to take over Jonathon's lungs, so we're in Chicago to get things fixed since a round of antibiotics at home didn't help, and things just kept getting worse. Today he got a bronchoscopy so that they could get a sample of whatever it is growing in his lungs, and then hopefully they'll be able to grow whatever it is and target it with the right drugs. They have him on oxygen since those levels were kind of low and an IV antibiotic. There have been a number of CT scans and xrays and such too. We've seen a pulmonologist and an infectious disease specialist. So far, he's feels pretty much ok other than being super fatigued and coughing occasionally.
Thank you everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts. We know they helped before, so we're sure they'll help now too. We don't know how long Jon might be here, and he's hoping to get back home to South Bend real soon. We'll keep everyone posted.
Thank you everyone for the prayers and positive thoughts. We know they helped before, so we're sure they'll help now too. We don't know how long Jon might be here, and he's hoping to get back home to South Bend real soon. We'll keep everyone posted.
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