10/4/2007 Update

October 4th, 2007 by shahin

Another day full of pain for Shahin.  The pain was not due to gas build-up, it was liquid gathering in his abdominal area.  So much of it that some of the sutures from his operation tore and he leaked the liquid out through his incision.  The good news is that his pain has subsided quite a bit as a result of the rupture, but the fact that the suture(s) are broken and cannot be repaired given his condition is not the best of situations.

They had noticed a ‘shadow’ on his liver yesterday.  They took him into the OR yet again and placed a needle into his liver to check it out.  A risky proposal, again, due to his low blood platelets, but thank God it went well and they did not find anything wrong with the liver.

He is off the continuous dialysis and on 3.5 hours a day version.  This should help him retain more of the platelets, as dialysis does eat them up quickly.

His white count is now too far bellow normal.  It’s in the 5000 range.  What does not make sense to me is that they are saying it’s due to yet another infection.  Back to detective work again.  The only way to address an unknown infection is to administer a broad spectrum antibiotic.  Let’s just hope that this does not open up the opportunities to the CDIFF virus.

Most of you know Shahin and know that he is a very compassionate, loving and caring person.  To reinforce what you know already, he mouthed the words “I’m sorry” to my mom, probably because he saw the anguish my mom was in due to his pains and condition and feeling bad about what she is going through.  If nothing else, I hope this serves as motivation for him to want to get better, faster.  I am a firm believer in the power of mind over matter.

No score change as his overall condition is still pretty steady.