I have been remiss in posting an update since our monthly check-in with the transplant team a couple weeks ago. And now, Shirley is back in the hospital, so it is definitely time for an update.
The current problem is an abdominal pain and corresponding nausea. They've done a variety of tests. A CT scan revealed some spots on her liver that they are investigating further. Yesterday, she was so nauseated that we ended up in the ER and she received IV fluids to counter the dehydration and to permit her to get some of her medications via IV.
This morning, she was scheduled to come to the hospital for a test where some of her blood was removed and some of her white blood cells are taken and treated with a radioactive isotope. The blood is then returned to her body. Today they did a first scan and then tomorrow there will be a follow up scan. We hope that these tests will help reveal what has been causing the pain and nausea.
In the meantime, Dr. Glavan decided it would be worthwhile to admit her overnight for observation and to deal with continued dehydration.
At this point, there is not much more to report, but I will post a follow-up tomorrow as we learn more.
