Friends of Kaley Conway: Cupid's arrow strikes....

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Cupid's arrow strikes....

But this Valentine's Day, he will begin delivering heavy doses of IV steroids! The results from my biopsy came back and it showed that I have moderate to severe liver rejection. My transplant team met and decided that the best plan of action in order to prevent the rejection from progressing is...... Admit me to St. Paul's ASAP and I immediately began my first round of IV steroids tonight. I will be here for at least 3 days. If things go as they hope, we should be seeing good results quickly. They have also switched me back to a stronger anti rejection drug (caused me to have a seizure in December). But they are monitoring closely and believe it will be safer since I am almost 3 months out from surgery. My doctor seemed optimistic but this really really NEEDS to work! Thank you immensely for the continued prayers! This is a scary situation and I can't say enough how much it means to me to have such a strong group of people supporting me!

Much love on this Heart Day and always! Kaley

My fabulous co-workers sent caring notes and a heart shaped pizza for a Valentine's treat!

1 comment:

Sherrie KulwickiFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Hiss, boo!!! Do not like this at all for you....but trusting God to have a mighty plan for your good and His glory!! Love you sweet girl. Amazed at your strength and courage. Praying for complete restoration to health. Hugs from the Kulwicki's!!!
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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.