Tuesday

Rachel's clinic visit went well and this time around, they did not need to re-admit her to the hospital!  The preliminary blood work came back and this time around her Prograf level was dead on where it should be.  Prograf is one of the anti-rejection meds that she is on and the last time she went for her clinic visit it was too high and that, along with her being dehydrated, is what caused her to have to be re-admitted.  Also, her elecrtolytes, which were out of whack last time, looked good this time around.
When she was discharged from the hospital on Friday, she did have some fluid in her lungs.  However, the chest x-ray from yesterday morning looked better than it did on Friday and they told us to make sure that she continues to walk as much as possible as that will help move the fluid on out. 
We have been told that we can leave Gainesville and head back to home if we feel comfortable.  However, we will probably wait for about another two weeks or so before we feel comfortable enough to head back home.  She still has a clinic visit every Monday and will probably have another biopsy in another couple of weeks.  Probably after that time, if she continues to do well, we will head back home.