The doctors have inserted a catheter in Landon's left leg. This one is being used to administer the blood thinner. Landon now has a tube in each leg and one in his stomach. Hopefully the one that was just inserted in his left leg will not have to be there for long. They will perform another ultrasound on Wednesday to see if the blood clot is dissolving.
They have begun to cycle down Landon's IV feeding for several hours a day. There are several reasons for doing this. One reason is to give Landon's liver a break and a chance to recover. They must monitor several things while he is not being fed. They must monitor his blood sugar, for one. It could drop quickly. They can not stop the feeding abruptly. They must take it down slowly which means changing the rates every thirty minutes for several hours. When they start it back up they must take it up slowly, also.
Cycling down his IV feeding, the new medications, and the talk of starting continuous feeds through his G-tube seems like it's going to be a lot more for Jeremiah and Shelly to do. They know it has to be done and are happy to do it. I just hope we can give them a break, every now and then.
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