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ER scare!!

elsenpeters — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:59:09 +0000

We were in the ER at the U of M children’s yesterday. Zachary was vomiting on Wednesday night and Thursday morning he had very little urine output. I got very worried and brought him to the U of M ER. They did an Xray, ultrasound of his new kidney and IV. Labs were STABLE!!!!!! Ultrasound looks GREAT!! and he was dry!!! I LOVE an easy fix!! They are giving him a IV bolus and hopefully out later this evening!!!!! I think for the next year until we are over the 1 yr. hump I am going to be WRECK!! This kidney is GOLD and is keeping my child alive!!!! We have to be very careful and protect this Kidney with our LIVES!
Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,
And I missed another Drs appointment for me… Oh, well… At least I am still standing I am just so THANKFUL of PEEEEEEEE!!

Overall, Zachary is doing AMAZING!! You can also follow him on Facebook even if you don’t have a Facebook account… All you have to do is click on the link.. I am having issues with uploading pictures on this site and have LOTS of NEW ones on his Facebook site.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Zachary-Elsenpeter/127121614002476

GOING HOME!!

elsenpeters — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:26:13 +0000

Jan 18th, 2012 Zachary received his 3rd chance at LIFE! He had less then a 3% chance of finding another HERO! God is in charge and a HERO came forward!!! Zachary is 8 years old and has endured more in his 8 yrs then many in a LIFE time… He has had over 40 surgeries, HUNDREDS of IV’s, HUNDREDS of X-rays,HUNDREDS of lab draws, Multiple infection’s, 2 Kidney Transplants, G-J tube, Cecostomy, Mitrofanoff, countless hospital stays..

GOD IS GREAT!

He is FULL of SMILES and LAUGHS!!!! and will be RUNNING out of here!!!

Today is Jan 29th, 2012 and we are going HOME!!! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!!!
Thank you DONOR (Angel) for saving our son’s LIFE! I can’t express my feelings on paper like I would in person… I hope to some day meet you!!! You are a blessing in disguise and have givien the most precious GIFT! ~LIFE~ again in my 8 year old son !!
He has been sick for over 2 yrs since rejection.. Everyday watching him get sicker and sicker and knowing that hundreds have been tested i started to wonder what kind of life Zachary would have.. I had so many fears and worries and Yes, i would cry in the car and myself to sleep… It was in God’s hands and all i could do was pray… I prayed and talking to God and my Mission in LIFE is to promote Organ Donation! My mission is not done! Now that Zachary received his new kidney, I get to talk about MIRACLES! and how ORGAN DONATION saved my Son’s LIFE!!

We will hopefully be out by this afternoon!! Thank you Lord for guiding us through this AMAZING Journey of many MIRACLES!

GOD IS GREAT!

Surgery yesterday…

elsenpeters — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:34:39 +0000

Happy Friday!! I can already tell it’s going to be a GREAT day,

Zachary was up and down throughout the night…. Zachary went down for his endoscopy scope yesterday to look at his esophagus and tummy. They also did some biopsy’s when they are in there. We should get the biospy results back today …. Since he has been hooked up to 24hr suction.. NO MORE PUKING!!! Good and bad. Overall, GOD IS GREAT!! None of this seems real yet…… I feeling like i am dreaming.. Of course a VERY GOOD DREAM!!

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s been a very lazy day…..

elsenpeters — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:22:50 +0000

Zachary has had a very lazy day….. I kinda like uneventful boring days. I dislike exciting days ..

The Plan~ To wait and let Zachary’s body heal from the Kidney transplants and suppress his immune system so he will not reject this new kidney. Zachary is still on IV Thymoglobuling “Nasty Med” to help protect this new kidney. He has had six/ 6 hr runs…He is pre-medicated with high dose Steroids, Tylenol and benedrly before his runs and after he is very restless. Thymoglobuling is a NASTY NASTY med and can’t wait for this last dose to be done.

Zachary still has very high blood pressures 150/90 even on meds.
Goal~ Try to lower blood pressures to protest this new kidney

Zachary is also having a lot of GI issues and has been nausea and unable to tolerate full feds.
Goal~ 70cc an hr on feds for 18 hours/ he is at 30cc now. Hopefully soon he is also still on IV zofran and feel much better.

Overall, He is doing AWESOME!! Hopefully soon he will be running out of here!

We are so thankful for all your support from family, friends and complete strangers.

Thank you all for all your thoughts and prayers

you can also follow his story on facebook
“Save Zachary Elsenpeter”

A bump in the road…..

elsenpeters — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:48:07 +0000

Zachary has been very restless all day…. It was a very long night he finally fell a sleep at 4:30am. Zachary is still complaining of belly pain, puky and has bloody urine. I have so many fears…. Zachary’s 1st kidney transplant at 11 months old the ureter disconnected from the kidney causing bloody urine and a belly full of urine. Zachary ended up having emergency surgery to reattach the ureter. The Doctors are coming up with a plan “Ultrasound” to see if his stent is still in place . I pray that his stent is still in place and this is just a little bump in the road…

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Doing AMAZING!

elsenpeters — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:17:25 +0000

Zachary is still doing AMAZING!! To see the transformation before his kidney transplant to now is just AMAZING! He is full of LIFE and going and going non-stop! I think this morning it caught up with him. Zachary slept in until 1pm which was very nice… I was finally able to get caught up on some much needed sleep too. Today he has been having more pain and a lot more irritable. Zachary became very upset and we feared him pulling out his tubes so the Drs give him some adivan to come him down….. He is finally calm and watching movies.
Zachary is also out of ICU and on the 5th floor!! His labs are AMAZING! His creatinine is .5 and BUN is 9! He is getting IVIG to protect his new kidney and he is also getting IV Phosphorus supplements. Zachary’s blood pressures are still also very very high. Before transplant he was on 5 BP’s meds. The Dr was able to take his old transplanted kidney out, but because he had high BP’s for over 2 yrs. His heart and vessels took a beating. It could take up to a year for his heart and vessels to heal with this new kidney. Zachary is still on blood pressure meds until his body settles down.
Overall, Zachary is beating the odds and doing AWESOME! I still can’t believe this is all real… We are so blessed for Zachary’s Doctor’s, donor and there family.
DONATE LIFE!

Friday

elsenpeters — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:33:44 +0000

Zachary is doing AWESOME!! He is still in ICU for the next couple days. His creatinine is .7 and BUN is 8!!! I haven’t seen numbers that low since his 1st kidney transplant! Zachary has been up all day talking Non-stop! Its AMAZING how good he is feeling! PLEASE also pray for his Donor! You are AMAZING ! Thank you for giving our son another chance at LIFE!

Dave Ryan Show – KDWB Update to Christmas Wish

elsenpeters — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:35:43 +0000

Listed below is a link to the Dave Ryan Show this morning. Jill, who wrote in to the show in December during the Christmas Wish is back on the air with KDWB updating the listeners with Zachary’s status and news on his Kidney Transplant on Jan 18, 2012.

Kiley who also wrote into KDWB asking for a Kidney for her brother, her wish has came true yesterday.

You can follow Zachary’s journey also on is Facebook page at “Save Zachary Elsenpeter”

http://www.daveryanshow.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=336979&article=9635083

Resting in ICU.

elsenpeters — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:14:36 +0000

Update!

elsenpeters — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:01:56 +0000

Zachary is out of surgery and he did great! Now it is time for recovery. Thank you for your continued prayers and support!