More, the removal of the central line has been authorized. This will mean pokes when blood is drawn, yet will also mean the end of weekly changes of the dressing. On balance, I think one poke beats two dressing changes. The overriding reason, however, will be the reduced chance of infection. Our oncologist has authorized the removal, the question will be the availability of an OR and a surgical team, which gets tighter around the holidays. Also, an orderly removal of a line is a low priority operation, and that is precisely how we would like to remain, thank you very much.
The excitement of the day came from Benya. Shortly after I got home he managed to pinch his thumb in the bathroom door. He did it well and hard, cracking the thumb nail. A fair amount of blood, a quick shot of Tylenol. A short trip to Urgent Care got Benya's finger bandaged up and X-rayed. At a first glance, no broken bones. Throughout Benya cried a fair deal, though as much from fear as from pain. Once Tylenol kicked in, he was a trooper.
Tomorrow we get to go to see our pediatrician to see what they want to do. Hope for the "leave it alone" approach, though they might very well choose to go the surgical route. At the moment things are quiet and (just about) everyone is asleep.
Here is the photo evidence of the trip to Urgent Care
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| Getting ready for an X-ray |
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| Thumbs up! Benya is looking at the image of his bones on the screen. |
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