NO MORE ICU!!!

So yesterday was a very tiring day...for Lannette too. She made it through another full day of procedures and came out with the best results to date. She even "ordered" me to leave with her family for dinner. Dinner was amazing, words can't even describe it. When we returned Lannette was eating some beef tenderloin and in super good spirits. We had some nice social time with her and then the fam left for the night. Not long after we were kicked out of ICU. They said it was because she was doing so well that she could be moved to the floor for some quiet nite-time rest. Lannette and I think we were moved because our humor and positive spirits were having an overly negative affect on the the staff and her fellow invalids by improving their days when they are used to being depressed robots. At this time we want to let you all know how impressed we are with the staff here. So caring and helpful and understanding. We know it's their jobs, but they really have gone out of their way for Lannette.

So It's now Friday noon and she is about to start another looooong day of dialysis to clean her blood and plasmapheresis. Our new nurses aren't quite sure what to make of us I'm sure. We can't stop making jokes and laughing this morning.

Her blood tests and lab work are all improving nicely. Some of the testing is now leaning a bit away from the TTP aspect and more towards the HUS. As this process continues we will, of course, know more. I cant remember if I have mentioned this before but she has a bit of a celebrity in the medical world personally on her case. He is the world's foremost dialysis doctor.

http://depts.washington.edu/nephron/ahmad.htm

In ICU the dialysis and plasma pheresis happened in her room, now she is taken to a small room on another floor for them. Her kidneys are still not creating urine, but thats not expected quite yet anyway. So that's where we are. I hope to update tonight as well, I was just really tired from all the fun yesterday.