July 15th: Just arrived in LA today - the surgery is scheduled for 1pm tomorrow.
The transplant is on schedule for July 16th. Weare to call the night before to find out if it will be at 7:30am or 10:30am - we will all be staying in LA on the 15th. So far I will not have to be put on dialyses prior to the transplant. Creatine is 8.7 and BUN is 80 - once I have the transplant my creatine should go down to 1.5 or below.
"Overview:
A physician uses a blood sample to measure the amount of creatnine in the blood. Creatnine is an important measure of kidney function.
Detailed Information:
Creatnine is a waste product of muscle tissue. It is produced at a constant rate, and excreted by the kidneys.
Creatnine levels only decrease once 50 percent of the kidney’s nephrons have been destroyed. This makes it a more reliable test for diagnosing kidney failure than the BUN test, since BUN levels can be affected by dehydration, liver failure and other non-kidney related factors. However, since 50 percent of nephrons must be destroyed to elevate kidney levels, the kidney can be malfunctioning long before this test the disorder. The two tests often are ordered in conjunction with each other to minimize these discrepancies. While a physician might use BUN tests to diagnose kidney problems, creatnine tests can be used for long term monitoring.
Creatine level Percent of nephrons destroyed
0.6-1.5mg. 0-50 percent (normal value)
1.5-4.8 mg. 50-75 percent
4.8-10 mg. 75-90 percent
Over 10 mg. Over 90 percent"
Just Spoke with Yolanda on Friday, July 18th at 3:11.
She is doing great and said that the Dr. said that she received a "beautiful" organ from her donor.
Mary is already home and recovering well.
Yolanda leaves the hospital on Monday.
Posted by: Tanya Acevedo | July 18, 2008 at 03:13 PM