Hi everyone, it has been so long. I haven't written because there really has been nothing to write about because Bridge has been great. All her levels have been wonderful and her spirits have been great. Bridge has been going to the doctor twice a week and now has graduated to going to Albany once a week and then Boston the following week. The doctors have been so impressed with her progress that they let her start going back to school last week. We of course got 4', yes I said 4' of snow so she really only went 3 days last week and then went today where I promptly got the call that she was tired and then I got the call that she was hysterical. I was at work and couldn't find Mark so my bbf picked her up and brought her to the clinic. I immediately saw that she was shivering and not her self. I checked her temp and she was 101.9. I immediately called Boston where they said that possibly it could be a rejection.
Statistics show that if you were to have a kidney rejection it usually happens in the first 6 months and I guess our nightmare is coming true. I waited for Boston to call us back and of course it was way to long for me so I called them several times and finally at 5:30 they called back. We took Bridge to Bennington where they drew blood 3x and had her give her urine and then a chest xray. Her kidney levels looked good but her hemoglobin and hemocrit are very low. She has a fever even with Tylenol on board. Her chest xray was normal, but they have no idea why her h/h is low and why she has right sided pain where her new kidney is. Bennington was in contact with Boston the entire time and they felt that she was ok at this time to go home, since she is so immuno compromised, meaning low white blood cell count, meaning she is more susceptible to getting an infection, so go home where she will actually be healthier, safer. We have another appointment to check on her this Wed, if her blood cultures come back + then most likely she will be admitted to Boston. Please everyone pray extra hard. Bridge is so strong and does not cry wolf, so the fact that she has pain where her kidney is and has a fever and has a low h/h it is very scary. Mark an I of course can not sleep. We are besides ourselves once again. It is 1:15am and hopefully we'll sleep soon.