PICU - Day 6

I didn't get one of the sleep rooms on the floor last night, so I camped out in Garrett's room instead. Aside from his monitors beeping at first, it wasn't all too bad. 

It sounds like there's not too much excitement for today. At rounds, everyone said he's doing well, and his liver is getting back to the normal size. The neuro gals all oohed and ahhed over him and took their time to get their "cute baby fix."

Dr. Cloft confirmed that the plan right now is to get him ready to go home and try to wait five to six months before doing another round of embolizations. He mentioned that Garrett's pulse is a little more difficult to feel on his right leg, which they had used for his first angiogram, but he still has good circulation through the leg. It could be that his artery is just slowly recovering from the angiogram, since the tube that was used was about the same size as the artery (which is why it's so tough to work on someone as little as Garrett).

We'll get to try nursing as soon as another more critical case on the floor is addressed, and I think Garrett is eager for that. He's been trying to suck his fingers on his right hand -- but can't because of the IV there. (The white pad is just to help keep the IV in place.) He's still getting milk through the feeding tube though, so he shouldn't be starving.