She was calling to follow up on Kagan's PICC line because she just did not feel right about the way that we were dismissed and that there were no test done on Kagan's line. We talked for a long while and went over everything about the events. Then she empowered by saying what so many have been saying "It is your child and you should never for one second not feel comfortable to make sure that he is okay...Period!" I needed that.
Since she was just not my support system of friends and family but actually one of the individuals in the mix of things she KNEW I felt justified to feel the way that I did. She even felt that way for Kagan herself.
I made a call to the doctor to let them know that he was having pain in his under arm area and that it was still very tender. The same doctor that said no immediately ordered us to get some test done to see what was going on. To her defense she did tell me today that she did not realize that I was worried about his dismissal the other day and that if I felt that strongly I should have been more vocal. ( I don't believe her but I will give her credit for saying that and I WILL take her up on it from here on out!)
We had an ultrasound and the technician was really great. She had to call someone else into the room to look at what was going on because they could not see a blood clot but there was most definitely a problem with the blood flow. They had places where it was problematic but by manipulating the arm they could get the flow to work. Not idea but also not fatal!
The compression of the veins from the wrist to the chest area was fine and I learned that when there is a clot that there is nothing they can do to even make it compress. (Sigh of relief for one less thing to worry about!)
All afternoon I just could not help but think about the kindheartedness and tenderness showed by the nursing staff in general. Then to top it off, we have a nurse that calls us at home to make sure we are okay and to calm my fears! What a top notch and amazing example of what a caregiver should be.
I learned an important lesson today! There are times in life when you can just silently feel someones pain and then there are times when you can share in the pain and offer your expertise, opinion and/or view. You may never know how much your 2 cents are worth to the person on the receiving in.
Today, Wendy's 2 cents were worth millions to this mom!
All and all, we think that everything is going to be fine and we know what to watch out for now. We also saw that the blood flow problem is a reason for the constricted blood return and likely the cause of most of it. I will be able to see the written radiologist report tomorrow to see his view of the situation since today all the doctor had was his verbal stat report.
Tonight will be a better nights sleep!
Loved the pictures and I love that again, your intuition was right on the money.
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