Kacie is doing great!

Here are a few more updates that Tammy posted on Facebook:

(5:30 pm) (Kacie was still in surgery)
"Just got another update and Kacie is doing great. They have the main artery attached and it is flowing profusely which sounded good. She has another 1-2 hours to go."

(6:23 pm) Tammy posted this picture so we could see where they placed Kacie's new kidney! It is so fascinating to see how they did this. The kidney will be in the front and they leave the old kidney's still in place.

(6:26 pm)"Just talked to the anesthesiologist and the kidney is already producing urine which is amazing because they said it could take up to 24 hours for it to start working. The ureter is also flowing profusely and they are starting to close. Will still be another hour."

(7:00 pm) Dr. Rayhill the surgeon came out to talk to us. He said that Kacie did really good. He said we were really fortunate to get such a healthy, non sleepy kidney. All he knew about the donor was that he or she was a younger person that was in a car accident which occurred in the Portland area. He also explained to us that Kacie had some titanium staples inside that would show up on an x-ray.

(8:00 pm) Tammy and Scott were able to go see Kacie in recovery and said she looked really great! Her coloring was pink and she was awake and talking to them! When Kacie finally made it to the ICU and was settled in she said to Scott and Tammy, "I'm glad it's over!" When Tammy sent me that text, I think it really hit me that everything was going to be OK! It is such a miracle!

This morning at 8:30 am: "Kacie had a great night. She stood up this morning to be weighed and it was exactly the same as when she came in which is awesome. It was hard work but she did it! Her blood pressure is lower so they are reducing her clonidine patch and her creatinine was 1.7. She is sleeping again now. Tomorrow she will be out of ICU..."

I am so impressed that she is already standing up and her blood pressure is already lower! Her blood pressure was normally around 130/80 with blood pressure medicine. Her blood pressure is already lower at 120/70 with less medication. They were all amazed how fast the kidney started to work. They could see it producing urine while they were still in surgery. It is such a blessing that the kidney is healthy and working so fast! We continue to pray that Kacie will have a fast recovery!