Feeling Better!

Jayme is feeling much better lately. Today she is working on sitting up so she will be ready for her flight. Her kidneys are back up and running, and the doctors say that if her kidneys shut down while she is on the transplant list they will do dialysis until she gets a liver and then the kidneys usually start working again. She is scheduled for her surgery tomorrow afternoon to close the hole in her belly button and tie off some bleeding veins in her throat.

Mike has been in touch with the transplant coordinator here in Milwaukee, Marie, who just happens to be Dr. Franco's nurse. He is the hepatologist that she will be seeing as long as all goes well - he comes highly recommended from our medical student home teacher. She was very frustrated with the level of care that Jayme has been receiving at University Hospital and seems motivated to help Jayme. She has already requested her records and is doing everything she can to get Jayme in to see Dr. Franco as soon as possible. He is on staff at Froedert, so he will be actively involved in the transplant process. Mike has done a great job getting the ball rolling with all of her health care out here, and I think we are all feeling confident that she will do well out here. We are just excited to have her finally get here (and for Mike to be home)!