Just a quick post this morning to let you all know that things are about the same with Dade as they were on Monday. We're still watching the clot, and his head is still swollen, though I think it's accurate to say that it hasn't gotten any worse since the clot was discovered. He's had a pretty eventful day already, but he's calmed down and squeaking on his ventilator as I'm writing. He's had an echocardiogram this morning to further evaluate the clot, so we'll get results from that later. For now, the plan is to keep giving him blood thinner injections to stop the clot's growth and help his body absorb it.
Dade may also be relieved of a couple of his IV lines today. One of the lines inserted in an umbilical artery when he was born has seemingly given up the ghost and isn't giving blood for labs anymore. That means heel sticks to get blood, and he is NOT a fan. I can't say that I blame the little guy, though!
I'll update again later today, but again, just wanted to let everyone know where things are this morning since it's been a few days since you've heard from us!
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