John is doing well this morning. His kidney is doing fantastic. His creatinine is down to 1.8 from 3.0. His urine output is very good. His hematocrit is doing well. It appears that the internal bleeding has stopped as his blood count is on the rise. On the down side his antibodies are up this morning which means his body is wanting to fight the transplanted organs. This is not a panic mode but they will add an immuosuppressant drug to stop his body from making antibodies and do I.V.I.G therapy as well. Yesterday he was on clear liquids, only 250 ml (8 oz) for 24 hrs. In case you haven’t tried that, its not very much. Most of his fluids were coming from IV Meds and nutrients. Today he is a happy camper as he can eat real food and is allowed 2000 ml (8 cups) between now and 6:00 AM. They are removing most of the IV meds and nutrients. They removed the foley catheter this morning. He is able to get up and sit in a chair more. His left arm is possibly getting a little better but we would like to see faster progress. Full recovery of the arm is hopeful at this point but not guaranteed. They are putting a splint to hold the wrist and fingers in the natural position and we will continue physical therapy at this point. It appears that he may get out of icu tomorrow. God bless you all for your Prayers, Love and Support. We Love you all.
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