Monthly Archives: May 2013

Three weeks ago, Karis received an injection called Prolia to strengthen her bones.  Prolia causes bones to absorb calcium from the blood.  Usually Prolia is administered every 6 months, but because the docs didn’t consider Karis stable enough, it had … Continue reading →

Karis was released from the hospital yesterday and we’re back at 7 West today, still getting daily Calcium infusions, and four hours of Phos today as well.  Karis was kept in three days longer than she would have needed just … Continue reading →

Karis was admitted to the hospital this morning (12 North, room 1276) from 7 West, with suspicion of infection.  They started antibiotics and then took her to IR to switch out her central line before even taking her to her … Continue reading →

Several people have asked for an update.  We appreciate your concern and your prayers. Karis and I are ending the week tired, from having to be at the hospital by 7:00 each morning, sometimes for just 3-4 hours and sometimes … Continue reading →

Dr. Sogawa walked in and said his birthday present for Karis is to let her go home!!  So once everything is set up for home care and the roads re-open after the Pittsburgh Marathon, we’ll be heading out of here … Continue reading →

Dan came over from DC and is lying in Karis’s hospital bed with her playing a game.  It’s nice to see her awake and cheerful, after a less-than-easy day with kidney numbers worse.  This is the 6th day that the … Continue reading →

Karis isn’t feeling so well today, probably dehydrated.  She lost 5 more pounds since yesterday, including over 4 liters of ostomy output.  At the same time, her blood pressure is higher today than it was yesterday.  Some of her blood … Continue reading →

It’s a gorgeous sunny day for the beginning of the new month.  We had hoped Karis would go home today, but now the docs are saying maybe tomorrow.  Yesterday she had some very high blood pressures that were hard to … Continue reading →