Today was a 'Clinic Day' and we got good reports! They start steroids at a high level and then taper it down to a livable level and she is currently at the end of the taper. She is still on prednisone but a much lower level than when she started out. She was on blood pressure medicine to keep her pressure stabilized and as of today is going to half of it. All good news!
She is currently scheduled for her first heart biopsy with the new heart, it is scheduled for Monday. She will eventually have 5 more before she goes home. She is also scheduled to start her cardiac rehab next week so that should be good. We took a walk today (since the sun was out, a rarity in Rochester these days) much longer than before and she was talking during the whole walk. The walk was 8 Rochester blocks, not sure how long it really was though, still this is great news since a few days earlier she was only able to go about 4 blocks and stopped a few times. This is great news. Sometime next week we plan to walk to the Clinic for her appointments and see how that goes.
I think the weather forecast for the rest of the year is rain or snow every day. There have been 3 days where the sun has been out since we have been here. Today was nice but I am told it is raining out now, great.
That's all I got for now, thanks for checking in.
My heart is full of happiness. This is wonderful to have constant progress. Love you both. Hugs, Auntie
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for the sun! We actually had sun here yesterday, too - finally. Thank you for the reports of such wonderful progress. Praying for continued success with Monday's procedure.
ReplyDeleteGentle hugs to you both!
Rhonda and Fred