WE NEED EXTRA PRAYER POWER ... Johnna not reacting well to new drug; has been going downhill since it was administered. Today all counts are poor; kidney function decreasing - results quickly rising to level where they will put her on dialysis; doctor not giving much info; they are saying we are "hoping for her system problems to reverse themselves" - she has had four platelet transfusions this week and will need another today; there is a lump in the liver now which could be a cyst or another tumor; we're trying to sked an MRI to verify what it is (I saw it in there when we did the ultrasound and it's rather large) ... so what we need is prayer that the lump in the liver is only a cyst and that all her other body functions that have gone awry as a result of this new medicine reverse themselves and go back to normal or at least to a safe range.

Thank you and God Bless ...


update from Kara

They are NOT doing the MRI because they think it will be too hard on Jo.  Dr. G is convinced it is a tumor not a cyst.  They are talking dialysis but are waiting until they can figure out what is going on with her lungs.  They're limited on the tests they can do because of her weakened state but are going to try to do some kind of specialized test to check for clots.  She hasn't been able to be on the blood thinners because they can't get the platelets up.

Anyway, that's what I know now.  We can't make any decisions about "what now" until we can get her well again.