Update 43

Thaddeus and I headed down to Milwaukee today so that he could get his incision checked out. They managed to squeeze us in today after we called yesterday, but I had to wait 20 minuets for the Surgical PA to come and take a look at Thaddeus. When he saw the bump on Thaddeus and realized that it was fluid filled, he left and went to find our cardiologist. So Thaddeus and I waited some more. I had forgotten my book, but fortunately for me, Thaddeus wanted to play and was all smiles. When the cardiologist saw Thaddeus, he decided that he should talk to the surgical PA and see what he wanted to do. However, the surgical PA was waiting to talk to the surgeon who did Thaddeus' operations. So, Thaddeus and I waited some more. He grabbed at the frog toy I dangled for him and I smiled at him smiling at me. Eventually, the surgical PA came back. He had talked to the surgeon and the cardiologist. They all agreed that the bump needed to be drained of the fluid, but otherwise we should just continue with the antibiotic the pediatrician gave us, keep and eye on it and check back in in a week to ten days. They are not overly concerned since his numbers were not elevated much and he otherwise seems healthy and happy. So, the surgical PA went to go get supplies while Thaddeus and I waited some more. He ate some and burped some. During all of this waiting, Thaddeus was smiley and couldn't have been happier. The second the PA started to sterilize the bump, Thaddeus let him have it. The boy isn't even 5 months old, but he knew something was coming. We gave him some sugar water on his nook to get the endorphins going and the PA cut into the bump and let the blood drain out. It did not seem to be filled with puss so that is good. Thaddeus registered his displeasure over the whole thing, but he kept breathing for the most part. (He tends to hold his breath when he gets really mad. He turns colors that are not at all reassuring.) After some gauze and tape we were good to go. Fortunately, Thaddeus fell asleep and stayed asleep the entire ride home. He has been a bit grumpy since we have gotten home, but that is understandable. So all in all, the doctors are not overly worried and the infection seems quite minor. We are supposed to keep an eye on him, like they needed to tell us that, right? Not exactly the birthday I had planned for my wife, but she said she would take Thaddeus being OK as her special event today.

Good night and God bless.