Lovenox

So, on Tuesday we had our anticoagulation appointment. What we thought was going to be our last one. We even had a little ceremony for our "last" Lovenox shot! Well we got to the appointment and apparently Eli's clot is dissolving and that vein is opening up again!!!! I almost fell over when the doctor told me that. It was crazy! The ultrasound report wasn't in the computer or ready by the time we had our doctors appointment, so I didn't get to see a picture of it this time. Dr. Small said I could call ultrasound and see if they will send me one, and I might do that tomorrow, just for my own knowledge. So it appears that the vein is not dissolving and instead is opening up again, and the clot is getting smaller. At his ultrasound 6 weeks ago that vein was completely occluded still, and they figured since it had been occluded for so long, the vein would just dissolve, and collateral veins would take over, and it appeared that that's what was happening. But on Tuesday, the clot was no longer occluding! And blood was flowing through. The clot is still present, but definitely smaller. So.... this means more Lovenox injections for another 6 weeks and then we will reevaluate again then.

It's so funny because that was the result we wanted, but I was so disappointed. Everyone had told me that his collateral veins were doing a great job getting the blood where it was supposed to go so I was fine with that. I was just so excited to NOT have to give my baby shots anymore! It's kind of funny to be disappointed that the desired result of the Lovenox is happening. But I just keep telling myself that 6 weeks isn't a lot of time in the grand scheme of things so I just need to buck up and do it. But it is hard. It's hard to feel like you are torturing your baby twice a day (even though I am really good at it now and most times he doesn't even cry or notice). Some days I cry because I feel so bad. And it's hard to have to be so scheduled and have to be home at 8 and 8 everyday or bring him and meds with me if I do go somewhere. I am just so excited for a normal life again (relatively speaking).

On a positive note though, Eli weighed 10 lbs 4 oz, and was 21 inches long!!! I was so surprised by that weight gain since he has been having issues with his acid reflux again and either doesn't keep down what he eats or doesn't seem to eat a lot. But he must be getting more than I think with such great gains!!

So, please just keep praying for my sanity and strength that I can keep doing this medication for another 6 weeks. I laugh to think that 9 months ago I didn't even no what a sharps container was and now I have gone through 3 of them, starting with me, and now Eli!!!