The Start of Week 6

Torrey wasn't tolerating his feeding today very well.
He is getting swollen again from the lack of dialysis, which may be the cause; but, to be safe, they did a stomach xray to ensure there is no blockage.
They discontinued his feedings until they can figure out the problem.

He was in a lot of pain early in the day, so they once again gave him plenty of meds which put him in a peaceful slumber.

My dad stayed later than I did today, and was there when Torrey woke up. Apparently he was not in any pain when he woke up, so I was very happy to hear that.

He he was able to get several treatments of the milk thistle throughout last night and today, but we have no idea how long something like this would take to work. My only regret is that we didn't find out about it sooner, though I am not sure the docs would have allowed it early on.

On a good note, despite all the pain meds that Torrey is getting right now, his blood pressure has not suffered anymore. He is still on all 3 'vasopressers'; but, they started to try and wean him off again, which is something they haven't been able to do for a couple of days now. We were at the absolute limit as of this morning, so the pain meds could have put him into another coma and forced his blood pressure down to a dangerous level again. Luckily this did not happen, and hopefully they can continue to wean him to a level that will allow us to resume dialysis treatment. This will be crucial to his survival.

Thalia had another good round of therapy today, and she looks forward to her sessions with 'Ms Kathleen'.

I have to admit I am coping much better than I thought I would at this point. Your comments, emails, voicemails, cards, food, etc., continue to keep me strong. That, along with having the best family in the world, has made all the difference.

Regards,
Monica