Re: Liver Biopsy Tomorrow

[Guest guest]

,

Good luck to you and tomorrow. I know 's pain, the biopsy

is a piece of cake compared to having to lie there for so long. I

always ask for pain meds, not for the biopsy, but for the pain in my

back, hip, shoulder. I wish you the best.

We are dreading the 3-4 hours we have to wait in the hospital

> after the biopsy to make sure he doesn't bleed. I plan to take a

good

> book.

>

>

> wife of

> UC & PSC 2000 J pouch 2004 TX 11-18-06

>

[Guest guest]

We're home from the biopsy trip. They first did a dopler ultra

sound. The tech hurriedly left to get a doctor during one part. No

one would tell us what was up of course. They said our doctor would,

but I heard them mumbling. I got to stay in the room for the ultra

sound and the biopsy. That was interesting!!!

The nurse said there could be some rejection and changed his meds

around and he is suppose to have labs done locally on Monday. At

least we didn't have to stay.

My tush is tired from sitting all day. 4 hours after procedure and

about 3 hours of driving home. Ouch! is doing fine. He had

no complications.

I plan to call transplant nurse tomorrow to find out what all the

mumbling was about during Ultra Sound. talked to them while I

was driving and we know how he doesn't ask questions. He just

says, " ok " .

wife of

UC & PSC 2000 J pouch 2004 TX 11-18-06

[Guest guest]

Peace wrote:

> My tush is tired from sitting all day. 4 hours after procedure and

> about 3 hours of driving home. Ouch! is doing fine. He had

> no complications.

>

Glad the procedure went well, and you got to come home... I'm making

the trip tomorrow (for this study I'm taking part in). Hopefully the

new med configuration will get the rejection under control!

> talked to them while I

> was driving and we know how he doesn't ask questions. He just

> says, " ok " .

>

My wife gets after me for that too! For some reason I just never think

of the questions 'till after I've hung up!

athan

[Guest guest]

athan,

Enjoy your trip. Yeah right, sure. Do you stay at the Guest House?

They told us this time that we can no longer get the transplant rate

because they are negotiating with the hospital about the price. We

still got a medical rate, but that is double! Usually, we spend the

night when we have visits to avoid the early drive, but we may have to

start driving since they raised the rate.

wife of

UC & PSC 2000 J pouch 2004 TX 11-18-06

[Guest guest]

Peace wrote:

> athan,

> Enjoy your trip. Yeah right, sure.

Actually it wasn't bad... The lab got me in and out quickly, and I was

done by about 10:00 am! I had a good audiobook to listen to (any other

fans of O' out there?) so the drive time passed quickly

too! Also they took me completely off prednisone now!

> Do you stay at the Guest House?

>

I stayed in the guesthouse after the transplant because I was going in

so often, but when I need to stay I usually stay at my sisters place

which is just north of Nashville. It's still an hour in to Vandy, but

at least I don't have to get up so early! It's too bad about the

transplant rate thing. Did they say if they'll get it reinstituted once

they're done renegotiating? I'm sure glad they hadn't started this when

I was over there after the transplant!

Usually these days I just drive both ways the same day though, so it

shouldn't be a big problem for me!

athan