Friends of Kaley Conway: 48........

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

48........

48........

That is the number of staples they removed from my incision yesterday. When I went in for clinic, I thought that I was getting my labs as usual, then I had an appointment with my surgeon which was great until he uttered the words, "it looks like your staples are ready to come out, let's do that today." I was not expecting that at all and have to admit I was a wee bit afraid of the pain. But they assured me it wasn't painful, just a pinch every now and then. They were right and my nurse was very fast and it was better that I didn't know ahead of time and let the anticipation build up.

I got a good report from the surgeon. He said that the incision looks great and I am healing really well. I need to focus on building strength and muscle and taking the time to let my body heal. I go back to clinic again tomorrow so hoping for another great report.

Please continue to pray for healing and my recovery to continue smoothly!

Love, Kaley

2 comments:

Uncle MichaelDecember 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Great news my wonderful niece!
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KacyDecember 22, 2011 at 4:27 PM
I literally just shuddered at the thought. I'm loving this blog! Keep posting. :)
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A very condensed version of Kaley's story:

On Monday, November 21st, Kaley was rushed to the emergency room at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital where her medical team found her to be in acute liver and kidney failure with her right lung partially deflated. Arrangements were quickly made to transport her by ambulance to St. Paul’s/UT Southwestern ICU. Upon admission to the ICU, a team of specialists determined that she would need a liver transplant in order to survive and that the liver would have to become available on an emergent basis. They began the task of getting her body healthy enough to be placed on the national liver transplant list. During this time, the medical team confirmed her diagnosis to be medication-induced liver failure, caused by Augmentin, a common antibiotic prescribed for strep throat. The next couple of days included a multitude of critical procedures, including continuous kidney dialysis, pulmonary treatments for her lungs, and stabilizing an acute infection in the kidneys and lungs. Kaley was placed on the national liver transplant recipient list on Thanksgiving day. She entered the list at the top, meaning most critical. In less than 24 hours after being listed, they received a telephone call from the UTSW Transplant Coordinator that they had located a liver, which was a perfect match and in great condition. On Saturday, November 26th, at 8:17 a.m., Kaley was taken to the operating room to receive her new liver. The surgery took 11 hours, and the medical team determined that they would preform a 2nd look-see procedure 2 days later. At the completion of the first surgery, they loosely closed her and took her to the ICU. On Tuesday, November 29th, Kaley had her 2nd and final surgery which took about 3 hours.