Update 3

Update on Nate.3

Hello everyone,

I am happy to say the hospital portion of our journey is done for now as Nate came home around dinner time. There will be many adjustments in the coming days regarding Nate’s diet and daily schedule but we are happy to have him home beginning this new phase of his life. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement as we have seen God’s hand in so many ways these past few days. Nate won over the hearts of all the staff, nurses, aides and doctors alike with his sense of humor and positive attitude. I imagine they get enough of other types of patients that Nate was a refreshing change. That sentiment was shared with us from several of the hospital staff.

As for his day today, his creatine levels unfortunately were high this morning, (9.5) but he did not have his dialysis yesterday because of the biopsy, so today was more or less a picture of what happens when he doesn’t get his dialysis. This was a bit disappointing but it was moderated by the word from his doctor saying she thought it was ok for him to go home after his dialysis. He is still getting large doses of steroids which will keep him rather swollen and will cause him to gain weight, but this is part of the cost of maintaining kidney function. Such adjustments will test us and Nate, but what better way to see God’s faithfulness?

The biopsy results will not be made known for another day or two, so there will probably be at least one more update given those results. For now, it appears Nate will get dialysis every other day, and continue with a boatload of medications. We really appreciate your prayers  for us and especially Nate as he begins this life changing experience.

John