It's day + 4 after transplant and Brett's feeling rough.
His reoccurring e-coli came back but seems contained.
He has had the e-coli infection in his blood a few times recently.
There was a huge debate about the pros and cons of removing his central line prior to transplant. The decision was taken not too, as his most recent central line took 3 hours to put in place when it's normally a 45 minute procedure.
The worry of microscopic e coli being stuck to the line seems correct but I still think the decision was right.
Brett's kidneys are playing up a touch and the doctors suspended some medicines last night. The poor kidneys have a great deal to cope with and can easily get upset -
I can imagine them looking sad saying leave me alone :(
Worst of all Brett's mucositis has devastated his mouth and throat. He is struggling to swallow or talk and is in a great deal pain.
Although he still managed to verbally rip his dad to shreds when kev had organised the bathroom routine wrong haha luckily I had just arrived and was able to save kev (or Brett) or both.
Brett is living on a diet of morphine and ketamine and all the doctors and nurses keep saying is:
This is all perfectly normal.
This is to be expected.
Keep clicking the machine for another hit of morphine Brett.
Bless him. X
Hi Sarah & Kevin,
ReplyDeleteFollowing Bretts progress as often as we are able
and like just about everyone within the extended family just wish we could do something to help.
You know that physically we are unable to do anything but like everyone else we think about him daily and just hope that the result is positive. If you are able keep your blog active so that we are able even across the other side of the world to keep abreast of Bretts progress. He deserves a medal for what he is going through, as indeed do you and Kev and the rest of the Gerry Davies branch of the family. Forever inour thoughts....Love....Brian & Audrey (Australia) XX