That's really good news.  thanks for the update, David.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:16 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Mary says:
> I have not sent an update in a while but thought I would let you all
> know just where my husband is at the moment.  All you Westy owners
> could probably guess where with just one guess!!! Yes he is outside
> in the Westy, he has to make sure the batteries are charged since it
> has not been driven for 5 months.  He is amazing.  He has come a long
> way in the past 5 months.  Some doctors gave up on him ever getting
> well, some gave up on his kidneys ever returning but his primary care
> doctor has always given us hope that in 6 months good things are
> expected....either he will get well or he will be put on the list for
> a donor kidney.  Today his condition has improved  so much and his
> blood count is now that of a normal healthy person and is not an
> anemic anymore!  He is also urinating about two thirds as that of a
> healthy person, he had gone several months of not urinating at all.
> The creatinine level has been declining since December...from 11.5 to
> 7.5 in February, but he has improved so much in  the past two weeks
> that we think it will be much lower when we get the March
> report.  His doctor said he has to come down to a level 3 or lower
> before coming off dialysis.   Although he is not 100% better he is
> well on his way.  He still can not walk without the aid of crutches
> and his blood pressure has been enormously high.  His doctor put him
> on blood pressure meds last Wednesday but it has not helped and the
> headaches are just horrible.  Today I got them to put him on another
> medication which might help.....So to  all the list members who have
> kept in touch with me through all this ordeal I want to say Thanks,
> you have helped to keep his spirits up and his doctor has said that
> his personality and high spirits and determination has played a big
> part in his getting well.  He is planning on attending a bus
> gathering in April in Greensboro, NC.  Hope to see you all there.
>
> Regards,
> Mary
>