September 28, 2007

A Bump In The Road

Hi Everyone,

Well, we hit a little bump in the road yesterday. During our weekly meeting with Dr. Watson after radiation on Wednesday, Evan told him that he was having consistent pain in his right leg. Dr. Watson said that, among other things, it could be a blood clot. So he scheduled an appointment for Evan to have an ultrasound on his legs. Evan had the ultrasound done yesterday (Thursday) at 5:00 pm. His left leg tested fine and clear, but they found a significant clot in Evan’s right leg, from just above the knee down to his ankle.

They admitted him to the hospital, ran more tests to check for any additional clots in his lungs, and started him on blood thinners. We got the results back from the additional tests late last night, and they found two more clots (small ones) in his left lung. At the moment I’m not completely clear what all the implications of this are, except that he will definitely be on blood thinners from now on. He’ll be in the hospital at least until Monday while they adjust and manage the medication, and get his blood down to a safe level.

Thankfully we had the ultrasound done here in the American Fork Hospital, so that’s where they admitted him. I’ll be able to come home to sleep at night, it will be easy for the kids to see him whenever they want, and he’s got his own room – so it won’t be too bad. Plus, my Mom and Dad are here so they keep things running when I’m not at home.

In other news, Evan’s hair finally started falling out, in big clumps, last Sunday. By Wednesday he looked pretty mangy, so Wednesday night we had a little head-shaving party. I can report that Evan has a perfectly shaped head, and looks great! The Decadron that he’s taking, even though they’ve lowered the dose, is still causing a lot of swelling in his face and head so we were having a hard time finding any baseball hats that were big enough to fit him, but Evan’s good friend Harold surprised him with a Boston Red Sox hat on Wednesday night, and so far that one fits the best! Thanks Harold!

Anyway, that’s the latest – we’ll keep you posted! Thanks for your prayers!

Love,
Margot