Dialysis :(

Yeah, I know what you're thinking, dialysis?  Here's the run down as it was explained to me. 

Paul was in the OR and under anesthesia for longer than expected. He was also in an inverted position with his legs spread open (pleasant image, eh?).  They think that because he was in this position for so long, it stressed his muscles to break down a bit (just like they would in exercise) and releasing creatinine.  So, they were breaking down for 5-6 hrs (?) and combined with the inverted position, the creatinine started to bind up in his kidneys.  With the creatinine there, the kidneys can't process properly which led to potassium building up in his body, the high pulse and low blood pressure.  They tried some meds to get it under control while they ran several blood tests.  We had 100% dedicated help from Dr. Thomas (urologist & surgeon), Dr. DeCroos (anesthesiologist ), and Dr. Jimenez (nephrologist) all evening.  They all agreed that they should put Paul on dialysis for a couple treatments to clean out the gunk and are 99.9% sure his kidneys will resume normal function once they are cleaned up.  He'll be in here longer now because of this, but he could be out before the weekend's over.

So that's where we are now.  Mom and I are waiting for Paul to get hooked up to the machine and then I can go back and hopefully be allowed to sleep in the ICU room tonight with Paul.  He's in a lot of pain because he can't have more pain meds until his blood pressure comes up, which hopefully happens when the dialysis starts working.

Please continue the prayers, I'll post again in the morning if not sooner.  Night!