Saturday, September 12, 2009

Dear Friends and family.
I know it’s been a long time since we updated the Caring Bridge site. As
everyone knows Melissa’s Heart/Liver transplant is on hold for awhile. (good
news for her). Not a lot as changed with her medically. She still has to go in
every few months and have a paracentesis. That’s because of her Protein losing
enteropathy (PLE) Her potassium also stays at a critical level most of the time.
So lots of potassium pills for her. The good news is that they took out
Melissa’s pacemaker 8/10/09. We think it might be a worlds record for being in
the longest. She had it put in 07/14/93. 16 years ago. They originally put it in
because of her PLE. It was originally put in to increase her heart rate, which would help the
heart pump faster and more efficiently. They were hoping it would help her PLE.
As we all know it hasn’t helped much. Since the pacemaker was no longer working
well, and it was so old they decided to remove it. We are all hoping for good
results. We are also praying that Melissa continues to stay the same for awhile.
She’s trying to stay strong and have a good attitude during this time of
uncertainty.
We want to thank everyone for continued support, and all the prayers. I know
everyone has there arms wrapped around her with all those hugs. We will continue
to keep you updated.
Blessings to all,
Judy