wait and see

Hi folks,

Dennis was able to tolerate 6 hours of kidney dialysis during the night without incident. Kidney dialysis causes blood pressure to drop and they were concerned that his heart would not be able to tolerate the treatment. But he faired well through the treatment and they managed to remove 1.5 liters of fluid. This is just a start and he will need to have many more kidney dialysis treatments to decrease his fluid load on his heart. He will have a treatment every evening.

He has had many episodes of arrhythmia this morning and his pacemaker continues to kick in. He has not had to be shocked yet but he has been close a couple of times. Dr. Verrier states he is still struggling and is very sick. His recovery will require patiences. He recommended that we pray.

Although Dennis is more stable than he has been over the past 2 days, he is not out of the woods yet. They have been "playing" with his medications but it appears he is not tolerating any decreases. It will be another day of "wait and see".

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