Ultrasound report

Claire had her ultrasound this morning to see about the status of the blood clot. Good news is it's getting better. The report indicated that it was difficult to see a lot of detail about it, but they can at least say it's better than the last ultrasound. It was quite funny today to see how difficult it was to get a good picture of clot. The clot is in such an awkward place...just to the left of her neck/throat. Here's the set up. Claire was to look to the right for 30 minutes (which happened to be away from mom and the tv), not move at all...especially her head, and don't talk. That's asking A LOT of a two year old if you ask me!! Holding still was not the hardest part of it all, though. The problem was every time Claire would talk, sing, or hum, it would cause "interference" on the ultrasound and not allow the technician to get a good shot. And if you haven't been around Claire lately, you should know about all she does is talk, sing, or hum. Asking her to be quiet didn't really work either; she just whispered her songs then...or ask over and over again, "why I have to be quiet?" answer....(or she just keeps asking) "why you have to do ultrasound?" answer... "why I have a blood clot?" answer....don't worry about it-just be quiet. whisper:"why I have to be quiet?" Oh it was fun. And if she wasn't asking me questions quietly, she was singing or humming. I had to smile. We did our best, but she's two!! And that's just about as good as it gets!!

SO I completely understood when the doctor told me the report. But was glad to hear things are looking better. The not-so-good news about it all is that because she still has a port in her for blood draws and infusions, she is still at risk of getting yet another blood clot where the port is. So for now, the doctor wants to keep her on the blood thinner, but will cut her dose in half. So she'll only have to get one shot, once a day, instead of twice a day. Better. yes. When our main doctor gets back in town this next week, they will discuss what the long term outlook is for Claire, as far as how long they want the port in for and if she should continue to get the shots the entire time she has a port. So we'll see. But for now...at least things are better!!