BK update

This is Kristy writing again with an update...unfortunately Brian is in the hospital again.  The BK virus has gone from his urine to his blood and was causing a few symptoms that they wanted to monitor closely - headaches, slight confusion, fevers, and rash are the main ones.  Because these symptoms can be signs of serious things going on he has had to have several tests, some of which are not very pleasant - skin biopsies, a catscan of his head, and a lumbar puncture.  We should find out the results of the skin biopsy today (Sunday) and some of the lumbar puncture results too.  The catscan was normal which is great.  They're giving him cidofovir again in hopes to bring the viral load down, but they had to stop the Cipro because of the rash (it is one of the possible causes for the rash).  His creatinine is elevated at 1.9, but it's hanging in there and hasn't gone too crazy.

In the big scheme of things this is a setback but not a major one - BK can cause damage to kidneys but is mostly just annoying and uncomfortable.  There are many more serious viruses out there that could cause major setbacks and complications, so we're trying to keep a clear perspective of what we're dealing with.  The biggest bummer is that he may not be home for Christmas.  Yesterday he had a fever of 101, so he needs to be fever-free in order to be discharged.  I'm not exactly sure what else they want to see, but hopefully we'll know a little more today.  I'll post another update later tonight or tomorrow with any updates.  Thanks for taking the time to read and stay updated - we appreciate you all immensely!