Update... (Sorry this is so late. I tried to update at the hospital but they were having issues with their network.)

The doctors came in and did the line in Blake's neck for the plasmapheresis and everything went really well. They were able to drug Blake enough that he didn't feel anything. After the line was in they had to wait to get an x-ray to make sure the line was in correctly. We finally got the okay and now they have done their first round of the plasmapheresis. (You have got to see this process! I took pictures and hope to get them posted soon now that I have a connection.)

The process takes several hours to complete and a hematologist has to be there the entire time to monitor everything. She was literally doing something with the machine or Blake the entire time! Blake will do this everyday for the next 5 days and then, based on his levels, every other day for some period of time. So Blake will definitely be in the hospital for at least 5 more days.

We also received the rest of the biopsy results this evening and no rejection showed. This is why the doctors feel that it has to be FSGS. So, they will be monitoring him after this process to make sure that it doesn't come back and if/when it starts to come back in the future, they will complete the plasmapheresis again.

Thank you for your prayers. Blake is groggy and tired but comfortable. Pray that this process will work and that the FSGS won't come back. The surgeon says that they don't know much about FSGS. All they know is that doing the plasmapheresis works and the amount of time between episodes is different for everyone. One guy had FSGS and lost his kidney in a year and some other guy hasn't had any problems since they did the initial plasmapheresis. So, as we know, it is all in God's hands. We will just pray that this process works and that the FSGS will not come back.

Keeping you posted the best I can. :O) ~Shirley