Brooke had a good night last night and a good day today. YAY. She has not once complained of any pain; what a blessing that is! She took a Lovenox shot last night. Lovenox is what she was on for the first clot (for 7 months). Talk about an insurance NIGHTMARE!! I've been told it's a lot easier to get it for an adult (hope so!). At 9:00 tonight, she will receive another Lovenox shot plus Coumadin. Dr. Libby (through Dr. Luu) is going to use both drugs for a few days until her blood levels get where they need to be and at that point, only the Coumadin will be used. It's going to take a week or so to figure out the dosage and acceptable blood levels. Our good friend Melba, a.k.a. "nurse crazy" (according to Brooke) was in the room when Dr. Luu came in and she said home healthcare can handle the medicine and blood testing in our home for us. PRAISE GOD! Isn't it funny how you sometimes run into services that will benefit you completely by accident? I would've never thought of them. I hope it works out to where we can use them. The less trips to the hospital/lab...the safer Brooke will be. It looks like we're on the right track now and Dr. Libby is in the driver seat. Maybe we'll be home tomorrow...but it's all dependant on the blood test results tomorrow morning.
Thank you all for the calls, the emails, the texts, the facebook messages, etc. I felt your prayers today and feel like my anxiety level is better. Keep the prayers coming our way! Pray for a peaceful night with Nanny...Brooke was a little panicked when momma left while ago.(THANK GOODNESS FOR NANNY!). Pray for no side effects with the Coumadin and for good test results tomorrow morning. Pray for the simplest course of treatment for Brooke. And especially...just pray for God to continue to watch over her, protect her, and let her know she's always safe in His loving arms.
God Bless you all!
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