This is his ANGRY face, but really it’s a sign he’s finally got his humor back.
He finally went to radiology and had the veinogram, and they removed all of his existing central lines. According to Ben the twilight sedation he was supposed to have was non existent and he felt it all!! Hence the stank face!
He received a new central line on the right side instead of the left, it will be used to administer TPN, some IV antibiotics and for blood draws. This line is hopefully going to be short term. The goal is to be off TPN soon and remove the line. Central lines are a place that transplant patients often get infection, so the goal is always to remove them as soon as they can. They were not able to remove the blood clot that’s in his left subclavian. The current debate is how to treat the clot, not have it travel and not thin his blood and cause bleeding. The transplant team also told him they’d like him to eat more volume. This is NOT going to be a hardship.
Today we played some cards and Yahtzee. Ben’s quote of the day: “Stinking Little Monsters!” (He is referring to the radiology team.)
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