Monday, September 10, 2012

Bibop, Bibopsy

Ok, I might be going to hell for making fun of biopsies and dermoid cysts.
But, I can't hear the word "biopsy" without thinking of this.

      



Kicking back, waiting for my biopsy.
Side Note: Two-year old W handled the NPO one zillion times better than baby W.
Recovering in PACU.
He woke up so well!!
Yay for awesome anesthesiologist!
Such a sweet boy

That's it! A teeny tiny little spot.
Breaking free after 4 hours of bed-rest.
Another milk carton pic.
It's just so cute!!

 The whole procedure took about an hour and fifteen minutes.
He did great and never cried or fussed.
:-)
Such a brave boy.
We should have results by tomorrow afternoon.

We had another small pseudo-victory.
They dc'd the vancomycin.
The bane of my existence.
Bubby has been through three IVs since Friday evening.
Hmmm...wonder why?
Perhaps because vanc is supposed to be run through a central line??
Do you remember my last performance dealing with vanc and PICC lines?
So, even though the vanc has been dc'd, he still needs an IV for the other antibiotic and I'm sure the heavy duty course of steroids to come. Oh, and the daily blood work.
This is a great example of doctor vs nurse.
Almost every nurse we've had, PLUS the two special IV start nurses have agreed that W is a great candidate for a PICC line.
Doctor says no due to risks associated with a PICC.
**face palm**
Of course the PICC has risks...well, so did the liver biopsy, but we went ahead with that.
Doctor that says "no" doesn't have to restart the IVs or draw labs every morning.
I mean, really. Could you stick the Bubby?!?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It breaks my heart to see such a sweet little guy go through so much pain and torture. I hope he gets released very soon and all is well.
Emily wanted pancakes for dinner so we went to I HOP and she took three bites of them and said she was full! She says she is always hungry and I know that is not true.
Kisses and Hugs to Weston.
Nana

Anonymous said...

Doesn't that doctor know nurses RULE. Tues will be the longest day, waiting for the pot to boil (so to speak).
Love to you all & prayers going out.
MeeMaw

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