Jenny & Mitch

The doctors finishing up. Luckily they let us stay until the very end, and then they rolled him out of the room to go get his new kidney.

I can't believe how excited Andy was about this whole situation! This was him right after his surgery, and he was so happy and feeling great! I'm so grateful for him as a friend....
Sadly, this is Mitch after his surgery.... While they took Andy to a normal hospital room, they had to take Mitch to the SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit). He was awake, but he wasn't up to talking, or eating, or really anything... Thankfully all of the doctors and nurses in the ICU took really good care of him, and watched over him really well.
Look at all of the wires! All of these were connected to Mitch in some way... That poor boy, he's become a human pin cushion...
Day 2! He was up, in a chair, and actually looking really good! I finally got a couple words out of him on the second day, and things were going really well. His creatinine level went from 6.4 to a 4.2 overnight.... A very good sign!! It kept going down, and the last level I heard was .9! Mitch's mom and I were extremely excited to hear this, Andy's kidney is doing exactly what we need it to! Andy.... You are the best! We love you!