Monday Evening - Not Much Change

Gage's INR (blood thinning) levels are still low at 1.4.  Not near the 2.5-3.5 range where they want it.  So he is still on the heparin and probably will be for a couple more days, if not more.  He went to both sessions of school today, kicking (mostly me) and screaming, but went anyway.  He was woke up at 4 in the morning for a blood draw and had been up at 12:30 to use the bathroom due to his lasix.  Needless to say, he was a little cranky and tired today.  They cut his lasix to once a day, so that should help with him sleeping uninterrupted.  They also pulled his picc line out today.  They felt his infection risk was higher if it was left in.  They could run his heparin through an IV line in his left forearm.  Now he only has 1 IV in his left forearm and his drive line from his LVAD.  He is getting there.

Today he complained about a head aches  This made everyone a little nervous with his brain bleed history.  They did several neuro checks on him and checked his blood pressure.  All seemed in good working order.  They gave him some Tylenol and that seemed to help. Right now our evening routine is to take 3 laps around the third floor.  Then Gage plays math games on the computer, that they have for public use, while I update the blog. It is great motivation to get him to walk.   So here is to a better nights sleep and a happier tomorrow.

Playing a little basketball today in therapy.  They do a great job in getting him to do things creatively.