Krysten ended up with a blood clot in her upper arm so the Dr.'s decided they wanted to put the central line in over the weekend instead of Monday so she could get IV heparin to dissolve it quicker. They got it in after 6 attempts they said. It's in her neck as they couldn't get anything else in her arms. She started on the heparin drip and then had to stop it because her blood levels dropped which signals a bleed somewhere. They did some testing and there was not any, thankfully! Blood clots are always worrisome to me as you never know what they will do.
Here is a picture of Krysten she posted on Facebook yesterday with her central line. She thinks she looks awful, but from my perspective I think she looks pretty darn beautiful. But I've seen her with the ventilator and a ton of other lines coming out of her and she doesn't really remember that or knows what she looked like I know.
She's lost a good bit of weight this go around in the hospital again (aside from the weight she lost from the last stay). They started giving her a medication that would up her appetite and it seems to be working as she has gained a few pounds back, last I heard.
She will likely stay in the hospital about another week for observations with the blood clot, medications, etc. They were hoping she'd be home by the end of this week but better safe to keep for observations. She'll also come home on blood thinners and be on them for a few months it sounds like.
Please continue to keep them all in your prayers for a speedy recovery. She and Patrick are extremely grateful :)
Also, if you have any prayers to spare.. my grandfather was admitted to the hospital for some testing to figure out some things with him. Hoping for the best. Thanks ya'll!
In the meantime, I'm heading out of town in a few days and will likely not post any updates for awhile.. hopefully the next time I do it will say KRYSTEN IS HOME :)
I hope that's what you'll be saying too!
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