This Friday morning they started giving Jaime tacrolimus again. You might remember that that is the anti-rejection medicine that has caused Jaime's kidneys so much trouble. It is an important medicine nonetheless, so they're trying it again now that her kidneys have had time to heal. They're starting slow, with tiny doses, in the hopes that they can reach a therapeutic dose that Jaime can tolerate. This is a big deal. Getting this medicine to work will be a huge step toward getting Jaime out of here.
Saturday morning Jaime woke up not feeling well and her oxygen saturation was low. She's also had low fevers on and off all weekend. They thought at first that she might have another touch of pneumonia, but after she worked some congestion up from her lungs, she was feeling better. They say she doesn't have pneumonia, but she does still have a minor lung infection that they had treated a couple weeks ago, so she'll be on medicine for that.
She's been on room air (not oxygen) for most of the last month, but this weekend she is using oxygen to keep her saturation up. They want her to stay up and moving around whenever she feels well enough to help keep fluid from collecting in her lungs. This should help her feel better, but she hasn't felt very energetic today so she hasn't done much of that.
That is all I can think of at the moment.
Scott
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