4 pm update

Kaelyn is still in surgery. She is stable. At 3:30 pm the surgeons started connecting the new liver. It will probably be a few more hours to go.

10 am and 12 pm update

As of 10 am this morning Kaelyn was finished with all of the prep work and they were beginning to open her up. As of noon today, all was well and they were removing the old liver. Dr. Healey is performing the resection while Dr. Reyes will be transplanting the new liver.

So far, so good...

She is in, finally...

Okay, hospital time is fairly obnoxious! We arrived yesterday afternoon about 4 pm. They first told us that surgery would start at midnight, then 4 am, they 6:30am and finally they took her in at 8 am. But I guess that is just how it goes. I am just happy that she is finally getting her new liver. When we asked Kaelyn what she was doing today she said, "Getting my new liver!". It was very cute.

Okay will try to update this site every two hours or so. That is when the nurse in the OR will be giving us the newest updates.

Love you all,

Angie

TRANSPLANT DAY!!!!

Today at 2:00 pm we got the call we have been waiting 5 months to get. We have a suitable donor, come into the hospital it's transplant time! So, we have been in here at Children's for quite a few hours just waiting. We were just told that the surgery time is 4:00 am tomorrow morning. I will keep this site updated as soon as I can.

Love to all,

Angie

AFP rising..

Well, not so great of news today. Kaelyn's AFP was up to 14.9 today compared to <0.8 two weeks ago. The surgeons are not going to worry about it though unless they see a much greater increase. But we are going to be checking her AFP levels weekly now. She is still active on the transplant list and will be considered for any acceptable offers. But it sure is a worry on mine and Wade's hearts. Her AFP has been stable at <0.8 for 9 months, why is it rising now? I guess only time will tell.

Please keep praying for sweet Kaelyn.

Love,

Angie