Took the Saw-man for his cardiology follow up. They are tracking a blood clot that he has inside his heart. They suspect it is from his PICC line from his open heart surgery when he was 9-10 months old.
Since our cardiologist works for a 'teaching' hospital, there is always another doctor/student shadowing him around. He always goes over Sawyer's case with the 'newbie'. Always tells them what an unusual case he is. What a miracle he is.
He also has a wonderful bedside manner with Sawyer. Doesn't mind it when Sawyer grabs his glasses or stethoscope or pen or whatever. Today Sawyer was in rare form. Mimicking the doctor's actions. Saying the words. Pointing to the paper and pretending to know what was written there. Telling the new doctor where to place the stethoscope. (He is a seasoned veteran after all)
After all is said and one, Sawyer still has the blood clot. It's relatively the same size as before. It is very stable and at this point, the doctor does not want to go in and surgically remove it. So we continue to watch it. Even better than that, we do NOT have to go back for a follow up until the Summer of 2012. He has no physical restrictions. So, all in all, a very good report!
1 comment:
I'm glad for you. Too bad you don't have a video of Sawyer's antics. I bet that would have been hilarious.
Lori
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