Dan received 2 more units of blood today and is still passing blood, so tomorrow they will do a colonoscopy and an upper GI series (or as Dan says "scopes at both ends"). The doctors have a few theories:
* Red blood cells live about 120 days, then your spleen recycles them to make new ones. Since Dan had his spleen removed, his new liver excretes them out of the body, and since he's received many transfusions at Mayo, this may be the reason for the bleeding. OR...
* Months before his transplant, Mayo discovered a stomach ulcer. They thought it was "cured", but the doctors wonder if it flared up and may be causing Dan's bleeding. The tests tomorrow will show if this is it, or if there is anything else going on.
The ENT doctor is also planning on removing that awful nasal packing after the scope procedures and hopefully while Dan is still under anesthetic (one of the nurses told us today she had that done and removing it was more painful than inserting it).
And now for the answered prayer. The Rehab doctor visited this afternoon, spoke with us both and said if all goes well with the procedures tomorrow and after Dan recovers, he can move to Rehab! So by end of the week, he should be there. And, the doctor said he'd probably be there only 5-10 days and then they might discharge him from the hospital! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, prayer warriors, here are more requests:
* For the scope procedures tomorrow and for quick recovery.
* For the nasal packing removal - no bleeding or pain.
* For Dan's heart rhythm to stay regular, it went afib again but is back regular now.
* For rehab to work out as planned.
* For Swen, he has a cold (he's still the cutest 15-month old on the planet)...and for the rest of us to stay healthy.
Gratefully,
Debbie and Dan
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