Friends of Kaley Conway: Homeward Bound

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Homeward Bound

Yesterday the vascular specialists and blood doctors came in to give their diagnosis. They feel my clot is 7 weeks old (from a femur catheter during the transplant) so it is considered chronic or sub acute. The DVT (clot)is too old for the invasive procedure and it should respond to well to the lovenox/Coumadin therapy! I will be giving myself shots in the stomach of the lovenox for 7 days :(! Please pray for me to be brave and have a steady quick hand! I will ne on the Coumadin for at least 6 months.

This morning around 9:00 am, the liver surgeons came in and agree with the second and third opinions. He told me to enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend! We had to wait for the liver specialist to come in, discuss follow up treatment and discharge orders....she came in about 2:30pm. Now, we are waiting on her fellow to complete the discharge paperwork. I've learned that given my circumstances it takes several people to give the "go ahead" on releasing me. So, we are playing the waiting game with my sweet nurse checking often! HOME SWEET HOME Soon!!! Your continued support and prayers mean so much to me! God is and has been so very good!

But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the LORD because HE is good to me. -- Psalm 13:5

5 comments:

sarah frazierJanuary 15, 2012 at 5:50 PM
Kaley, Wanted you to know I am praying for you. Knowing God will give you a quick and steady hand. Enjoy being home!! Sarah Beth Frazier
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KacyJanuary 15, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Giving yourself a shot will be a new and interesting skill to add to your resume! Glad you're going to be home again! Miss you!
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Friends of KaleyJanuary 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Sarah, thank you! My dad and I worked together and it was very quick and amazingly less painful than the nurse! Your prayers mean a lot! I am so thankful you are thinking of me!

KC - so good to be home! We are really behind on our rehearsal schedule...you must move from that boring town down south up to the Big D. 1. Because I miss you too! B. I want to have monthly game nights so I can dominate like usual. 3c. Our song and dance number is suffering horribly due to the distance!
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Courtney Miesse SingletonJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Kaley, Just wanted to tell you that you are in my thoughts and prayers continuously. I'm so sorry that you had to endure all of this, but in the end I know it will make you a stronger person. We all go through trials, and we just have to keep our faith in God. He will never fail you! Love ya! Let me know when you come back to the big city of SS. Courtney
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karenJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:01 PM
So glad I found your blog. I have been able to keep up with your progress through Terry but it is so nice to hear how things are going in your own words. Hope that you are are feeling better and that you are able to stay at home (instead of bouncing back to the hospital). Jim and I are keeping you in our prayers for recovery.
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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.