March
Quick update: CT scan done on Mar17th Scheduled appointment with Oncologist after CT scan went well. No changes in medications. Kendall has had cold(stuffy/runny nose and cough) for a week or so. No fevers though and she feels good. --- -However the appointment on the 20th with the spleen specialist(hematologist) to go over results was canceled and rescheduled until next month( not our doing). The doctor needed to reschedule until April 17th) her 17th birthday. It seriously b
Mar 312 min read
Month review
Hello everyone. Kendall has had a few appointments since my last post. Heart cath was done on February 18th. They went through the right carotid artery on the right side of her neck for the cath. The pressure(s) in her heart are stable and the ECHO looked good. On Friday February 20th the transplant nurse practitioner called and said the results of biopsy came back "mild" rejection. She said they really don't know if the rejection is because the heart is healing from the last
Mar 12 min read
The phone call...
On my last post I stated Kendall had a heart catheter procedure on Friday January 16th. On Tuesday January 20th I received a call from the transplant team stating there was some moderate rejection cells in the heart biopsy and they wanted her to be admitted into the hospital ASAP to begin a steroid regimen. It's crazy because there were no clues looking at her to tell what was going on in her body. So we got to the ER around 3p and this started Day 1 of a 3 day IV steroid tre
Jan 252 min read
Time flies....
On December 10th Kendall was diagnosed with Influenza A. She was immediately put on tamiflu for 5 days. She had a mild case thank God. Then Quentin tested + for influenza A on January 7th so the transplant team wanted Kendall treated again because of exposure. This time she had to be on tamiflu for 10. days On December 17th we went on our first vacation since the transplant. We went to Nashville Tennessee for Quentin's 21st birthday. A good time was had by all. Kendall had so
Jan 192 min read





