Small Set Back

Logan had a rough weekend with multiple meds coming into play making him feel bad.  His Fentanyl patch wean (his pain patch) ended on Sunday however Logan had symptoms of withdraw.  We had a doctors appointment scheduled for the next day so Eric and I gave him Oxycodone and Morphine at regular intervals to help ease his withdraw.  He also laid on the couch all day Sunday with no energy and a headache (even with all the pain meds on board).  We were thinking this was part of his withdraw however after getting to the doctor office and labs were drawn we discovered his kidneys were angry and not working properly and his tacrolimus (anti rejection drug) was 3 times higher than his therapeutic level.  The doctor think the tacrolimus was the source of the kidneys issues and headache.  They are holding 4 of his meds to give his kidneys time to heal and he is back on IV fluids to help flush out his system.  They also think he was having withdrawn from the Fentanyl (which would explain the nausea and stomach cramps) and put him on scheduled doses of Oxycodone for the next few weeks.  Because of all this drama we are heading back to the doctor today for more blood work to check on his kidney function and this tacrolimus levels.  Just a small set back and we will return to Logan's regularly scheduled healing soon.