They were concerned that her kidneys may be effected because there was blood in her urine. Today the doctor said her kidneys looked better. Her breathing is still the same. I'm glad it's not worse but it's frustrating that she is not getting better. The smallest tasks are so hard for her. She took her oxygen off to wash her face and comb her hair while still laying in bed and her oxygen level immediately dropped down to 65 when it should stay above 90.
Two rhumatologist came in to check on her. I asked when she could leave the ICU. They said her lungs took quite a hit. She is still on a high flow of oxygen. When she can graduate from the high flow mask to the regular oxygen nose piece then she can go home but to plan on her going home with oxygen. It will take a while for her lungs to heal. They said it takes about 3 weeks for the immunosuppressent to start working. It's a matter of how and when her body responds to the drugs. They are waiting for the biopsy slide from St. George so the rhumatologist can examine it and have the pathologist here test it as well.
She is awake a lot but takes several cat naps in between all the people coming in and out. It's hard for her to eat. The oxygen tube gets in the way and I guess it's hard to breath while eating. They did an ultrasound on her legs today to check for blood clots as a precautionary to laying in bed so much. Everything looked good. Her friend Cindy and the bishops wife came to visit her but she was asleep so I wouldn't let them in. I told them she needed to rest. Shortly after they left her friend Ginger stopped by. She didn't stay long; about ten minutes is all. She was awake by this point but not really in the mood to have a conversation. She hasn't been up to conversing for about 2 weeks now. She mostly just nods her head yes or no.
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