Greyson got through his appointments this morning and is ready to go home. We are cleaning up our room at RMH while he sleeps the morning away. He had a GREAT night last night, at least by the time he fell asleep at midnight. He slept through until 6AM - boy he was tired for sure and we were quite surprised and pleased to get that much sleep.
The lab visit wasn't too bad since he only had to have a heal stick and didn't cry too much. His blood work came back pretty well although he is going to have to have blood drawn each week in Joplin to keep an eye on his anemia (hemoglobin) until we come back up for his next Vascular Anomalies clinic visit at the end of July.
Greyson then visited Dr. Rivard, the radiologist that did the procedure on Wednesday, and got the drain tubes taken out with no pain. It was a little gross for me to watch but not too bad. He only has two little incisions that should close up in a day or so and we can take the dressings off tomorrow. Dr. Rivard seems to think the results (shrinking) will be coming soon but full results from the first sclero-therapy session won't be seen until 8-10 weeks. We scheduled the next procedure for August 18 (Dr. Rivard's Birthday - Greyson will have to remember that:). Hopefully Greyson won't be anemic and need to stay in the hospital then.
Hoping you are all well and that we see you sometime soon. Greyson sends his love to you. Thanks so much for keeping him in your thoughts. We made it through this first part of the journey and are looking forward to the next steps.
Brooke, Michael, & Greyson
The lab visit wasn't too bad since he only had to have a heal stick and didn't cry too much. His blood work came back pretty well although he is going to have to have blood drawn each week in Joplin to keep an eye on his anemia (hemoglobin) until we come back up for his next Vascular Anomalies clinic visit at the end of July.
Greyson then visited Dr. Rivard, the radiologist that did the procedure on Wednesday, and got the drain tubes taken out with no pain. It was a little gross for me to watch but not too bad. He only has two little incisions that should close up in a day or so and we can take the dressings off tomorrow. Dr. Rivard seems to think the results (shrinking) will be coming soon but full results from the first sclero-therapy session won't be seen until 8-10 weeks. We scheduled the next procedure for August 18 (Dr. Rivard's Birthday - Greyson will have to remember that:). Hopefully Greyson won't be anemic and need to stay in the hospital then.
Hoping you are all well and that we see you sometime soon. Greyson sends his love to you. Thanks so much for keeping him in your thoughts. We made it through this first part of the journey and are looking forward to the next steps.
Brooke, Michael, & Greyson
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