Ups and Downs

I went back to Edmonton today. The weekend was difficult for Scott. There were some setbacks. Scott's kidneys aren't working sufficiently yet. They had to put some large catheters in his neck to do dialysis. Scott had trouble speaking for a few days. They did a major workup looking for infection thinking that might be the reason. They didn't find any infection. So they think the problem might have been pharmaceutical - due to some of the drugs he's on. He also has tremors which are caused by his anit-rejection drugs. Last night Scott needed to go back on a lot of oxygen to keep his oxygen levels acceptable. It might be fluid in his lungs - risk of pneumonia. AHHHHHHH!!!!!!! It seems like a lot of setbacks when i write them out. There were some positives though. Scott is getting stronger. He sits up in a wheelchair for a few hours every day. We left the ICU for an hour today and went for a walk and to sit in the atrium. Scott is himself again. He makes sense and we talked the whole time i was there. He is sleeping so much better too. I hope the breathing issue gets under control and Scott can focus on the things he can work on. He is really trying to push himself and get out! He is talking about going back to Calgary. That is the current goal - get better enough to be transferred to the Foothills hospital in Calgary. That is what we will work on!