9/24/2007 Update

September 25th, 2007 by shahin

Before I get to the good news, let me just say that I am so surprised and feel blessed at the outpour of love and support for Shahin.  From his old Navy (not the store in the mall) buddies to his new(ish) Boeing friends, he has so many friends – good friends -  many of whom are here almost daily.  Not only are they here for Shahin, they are providing a tremendous amount of support to us as well.  Just very very touching and appreciated.  He (and by extension, us) are truly blessed.  His white blood cell count is down to 40,000.  He has gone from the high 80’s to 60’s and now down to the low 40’s in 3 days!  Just an amazing turn-around and a good sign that the medication being administered to his intestine from above is working well.  He is also more awake and aware of the people around him.  He gave me such a surprised look today (as in, “what the heck are you doing here?”).  He didn’t know why he was in the hospital either.  They are saying that he probably won’t remember anything for up to 3 months prior to his 2^nd operation.  Maybe not a bad thing.  He’s been through a lot. 

The bleeding in his stomach has not stopped and his blood platelets and hemoglobin levels are still in the undesirable range.  They are constantly giving him plasma, platelets, and pure blood to keep him going.  Keep in mind that the dialysis machine does eat platelets fairly rapidly.  This is a point of concern and being watched very closely by the doctors.  Hopefully, with him being more awake and his body being more active will lead to a quicker recovery from this issue. Kidneys are still asleep.   

I’ll keep his score at a 4.  Maybe, if his white count goes to the 20’s we’ll promote him to a 5. Thank you and bless you all.