So, where did we leave off? Brian's platelets were down. Then up. Then down again. His kidneys were starting to function better. His blood pressure was under control, and his feet were still swollen.
And now...
Platelets: Down again. Dangerously low. In fact, tomorrow morning we'll find out if he's being admitted again. He had a PLEX treatment on Thursday, and another one on Friday. Tomorrow he'll have a third one just to give his platelets a boost. If the first two treatments have done nothing, he'll be admitted on the spot until they can figure out how to get him to a normal level again.
Kidneys/creatinine: Levels are stable. Still not ideal, but much better than where they were. If his platelets don't come back up to a normal range, however, his kidneys will start having issues again. His feet are no longer swollen, and he's off almost all his water pills. This is a very good thing!
In a week I am off to Italy to take pictures for a friend's wedding. I'm so excited, but the Brian's physical issues have me nervous. I worry I'll fly off to a foreign country and then he'll end up in the hospital. What will happen to my kids? How will I know how he is? Yeah, it's a little bit unnerving.
Well, that's my life in a nutshell. One of these days I'll manage to get a few more pictures up. Uploading pictures has been an issue for me, especially now that my pictures' file sizes are so large! There has to be an easy way, and I'm determined to figure it out.
