Good News!

This one is going to be brief, it's been very busy in the Burks household lately. Jaxson had a follow o cardiology appointment on Friday shortly after a follow up neonatology visit. Both visits went really well! Neonatology will follow Jaxson until it's determined that they don't need to anymore. So at least for the first year, possibly two. But he's gaining weight (9 pounds 7.7 ounces!) and growing (21 inches) well. His body is proportionate, which is what they really look for.

Now on to the cardiology visit, which is where the news gets really good: Jaxson does not have to go back to them for a year! They did an EKG and everything sounded and looked good. His pulses are good and even throughout his body. His aorta being small is clearly not impacting anything right now, and the only reason they want to follow up is because his aorta only has too flaps instead of three. As long as things stay as they are, that issue won't likely present itself until Jaxson is iddle aged.

Really great news all around. He's been cleared for surgery, so the next step is to see if he has my clotting disorder. We have a hematology appointment tomorrow to talk about that, and it won't prevent any surgeries, just give the doctors something to be aware of. So we'll be scheduling the 3D image on his skull and spinal MRI this week. His first surgery will take place next month, which is rapidly sneaking up on us. But for now, there's one less worry and one less appointment we have to go to. Check that off the list and move on to the next thing!