Well it is 2:30 in the morning and we're heading home from the ER. Gavin's pupils haven't been symmetrical. As in the left pupil is way bigger than the right. After sending a picture to our nurse and medical friends, it was apparent we needed to call the doctor. Put in a call and thankfully Gavin's cardio was on call. He said to email the picture. So I sent him the email. He called me and told us to take Gavin to the ER immediately to have a CT scan done. Once we got there they had the hardest time getting a stick for the contrast. His poor little veins are blown and they had to poke around twice to get it in. And it still wasn't the best stick, they had to pull it out a little during the CT to get the contrast to go in. Gavin finally teared up in the scanner room and asked if he "could just fall asleep?" I said of course, and he fell asleep. I felt so bad for him tonight I just wanted to take his pain away. I would trade places with him if I could.
It looks like Gavin has the symptoms of Horner's syndrome. The two stents were placed in his jugular vein. It looked like it was swollen in the area which could cause his pupils to dilate "unequally." He still needs to be seen by his neuro, so we will put in a call to him tomorrow. Home health will come on Wednesday for more lab draws, pray for good veins!! Feeling thankful tonight. It could've been a lot worse. Thankful for great medical friends and for an amazing cardiologist that takes such wonderful care of our son! God is good, ALL the time!!
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