Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mitch getting Bronch Now: 8 Days Post- Transplant


Hi! The docs took Mitch to have the bronchoscopy procedure(pic)

Mitch is doing great this morning!
He moves so much easier as far as getting in and out of bed and to and from the bathroom or chair. He still needs assistance, but less assistance. This is really challenging and I hope my posts are not making it seem like a breeze. He is in a tremendous amount of pain and every day has been a huge struggle but it gets a tiny bit easier every day or two. He pushes himself hard on the walks and walks farther than he thinks he is able to.
He is only using his oxygen today when he feels like he needs it.. so I haven't seen him wearing it today which is a good sign as far as his confidence in his breathing. They took him to the bronchoscopy this am at 9:15am. They will go into his lungs and use a high volume wash of saline to clear out any cells or congestion in there and also take samples and biopsies to check for rejection and/or infection.

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