Cautiously Optimistic

Scott came home overnight on the weekend on a pass. When he is discharged he’ll be set up to get his antibiotics through the picc line with a timed pump. He won’t need a nurse to administer it every 4 hours. It really helped to get out for awhile. Hopefully he’ll be home again in a day or two.
Today Scott went into the OR again. They repositioned his Peritoneal Dialysis catheter. They didn’t have to completely replace it but they still had to go in surgically. He’ll be pretty sore tomorrow again.
Good news though. I’m trying to be cautiously optimistic but it’s hard to keep my hopes at bay. So many have been praying for months that Scott’s kidneys will recover. He’s been on dialysis for over 4 months now. Because he has had no way to do dialysis for the last 10 days he hasn’t had it. BUT…. his kidneys are starting to do some work! There certainly isn’t a full recovery but the signs are good. His frequent blood work is looking good. He is retaining a lot of fluid but his toxin levels are acceptable and not rising so far. Today he started diuretics to get rid of some fluid and they are working too. He is doing so much better than the last time he went 10 days without dialysis in March. The doctors certainly won’t say whether or not he’ll continue to need dialysis yet but they are happy with the current trend. SO AM I!!!!! I just pray that it continues.
Thank-you for all of your kind deeds, words, thoughts and prayers! It really makes a difference to us.