Tuesday, September 18, 2007

and the week turns into two...




Ok, so.... it is a little after midnight on Tuesday morning and I am sitting up watching Jimi sleep in ICU at UCLA. And I 'm thinking exactly two weeks ago at this moment I was in a panic in Memorial Hospital ER in the hallway waiting for them to do emergency surgery wondering why if it was such an emergency why they were waiting until 5 am. Only to find out soon there after that she had a blood issue and her blood wasn't clotting properly and they were afraid she would bleed out on the table, after much panic and a plasma donor waiver she was into surgery for what was supposed to be 35 minutes and a small incision on her right side, but ended up being a four hour surgery and sliced from top to bottom... But hey she is still alive!!!! And probably won't wear belly shirts and bikini's..... (me looking on the bright side)




So, as of today, well yesterday technically.... they found out that she had lost some blood supply to her kidneys which may or may not have come from a blood clot, but as long as there is not extensive scarring to her kidney's they should fully recover, which is great news. As she is relaxed and fast asleep her blood pressure at this moment is 140/73 which is with her on a patch and a drip into her IV and they think that is great, at one point it was 190/101. Still no word on when we will get out, but she is feeling a little better, still lots of belly pain but she is moving around a little more and working on getting out of bed more and more. Keep Praying!!!




Alex, Sami and Trever are being little troopers and are still at home, we miss them SO incredibly bad, we are going to try to get them here this weekend, after Trever's football game, by then we are hoping Jimi may be on the floor (in her own room).




A few pictures, Jimi throwin gang signs, she's in the west side Picu!!


And Dr. Andy, he has fallen in love with her and spoils her worse than we do, the nurses can't

believe the special treatment he gives her.







2 comments:

Karrie said...

Is that food I see Jimi eating? Yea! Glad to see that she is doing better, although sounds like a little each day. Talk to you soon!

Sandi said...

Come on Jimi keep giving it your all and you will get out soon. We are all pulling for you and sending you our strength and our prayers. Love you so very very much and can't wait to hug and kiss you!! love you Nana