Home Again!

Ronnie is back home after four days in the hospital. His INR levels finally evened out, but not before he was our of places to draw blood from. Because of Ronnie's burns, the only places to draw blood from are his left hand and his feet. After three days, each location was exhausted and half a dozen nurses found themselves with failed attempts and Ronnie was thoroughly fed up with the worthless sticks. The doctors then opted to put in a PICC line, an IV of sorts that has a line to draw blood that goes all the way to the heart. Though a fairly standard procedure, they still had trouble inserting the line and needed a couple attempts. Thankfully blood draws were much easier after the procedure and Ronnie even slept through the night draws. The doctors opted to send him home with the PICC line so his weekly blood draws can utilize it for a couple weeks.

So glad to have him home. :)