I stayed with Michele last night at the hospital due to her colonoscopy which revealed a blockage and it is likely the cause of her pain. Her endoscopy today revealed a small ulcer in the remote part of her stomach.
So, her kidney's have healed, her bladder has healed, her liver problem was medication related and fixed by discontinuing the offending meds. Her GI blockage will be treated with meds. Dr. Sanders who performed the procedure likened it to concrete and was totally surprised by it because he was expecting something more serious because of the level of pain Michele was experiencing. I laugh at it because it meant that Michele was full of sh** all the time and nobody new it :) Seriously, the hospital staff thought that she had the opposite problem and kept trying to solidify her stool. I just have to laugh!
One more thing remains to be done before she is cleared by Dr. Cohen, her lead physician, to have the Rituxan which is supposed to put the lupus back into remission. A cardiologist needs to explain why her resting heart rate is 100-140 beats per minute. We hope that will be explained tomorrow so that she can get the wonder drug going by the end of the week.
Again, we could use all the prayer you can muster...
-Bill
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Hi Bill,
We're praying for you. This is so heartbreaking. Are you guys up for visitors? I have a few days off at the end of October and would love to come out if that's cool. I understand if it's too much. Are you guys on facebook?
lisa
Hi, Bill and Michele...Juliette here. Learned about your condition from L. Schnell (Hanel, of course). Nice to see your photo, but I'm so sorry to hear about the Lupus. What a ride, huh? You are certainly in my prayers, and as you know, you're also in God's loving hands. He's with you every step of the journey, Michele. And every moment of peace and relief comes from Him. Stay strong...
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