Michele & Sherry Update Page

Michele had a little scare last night she spit up a little and it looked like blood. They immediately did a procedure to look inside her stomach by sending a scope down her throat. They found a blood clot right were there should be one. This is where they did a little rework when they did her 2nd liver. (After the surgery the doctors said that in 1 outta 4 cases this area will not clot and they will have to go back in and touch it up.) They said that they will monitor her lab work for to see if it appears to be leaking further. This morning her labs came back better then ever. The hemoglobin levels in her blood were at her highest level this month. They are quite certain that this won't require further surgery.
This was due to the fact that she was so swollen at the time of surgery. They sewed the swollen items back to gether. As the swelling went down this became looser couplings and began to slowly leak. Now that they have clotted the new tissue will grow back making these as good as new. The down side is that Michele has a suction tube down to her stomach to remove the old blood and that she can't move past ice cubes for a bit longer.
All her liver numbers were down as well as her kidney numbers. The doctor said she had the kidney numbers of a newborn. She lost the oxygen line and is breathing fresh air with no boost. Her voice is getting stronger as is her need to get up and move. The physical therapists will be down today to get her started.