HEARTBREAKING: I feel like I’m torturing my son :(
Gavin finished his second IVIG infusion into his thigh on Friday. It's now Sunday and he's still having a hard time walking. 😕 He's been on motrin every 8 hours to help with the pain. A couple readers have asked about a port. A port is a semi permanent access point, that provides direct venous access. While I understand why people are asking about it, it's not an option and here's why. Gavin's infusions are subcutaneous, meaning the medicine goes directly into the fatty tissue and is absorbed. A port would be useless for this type of infusion. There are a couple of options I can think of but it's basically just picking the best of the bad ideas but here they are. 1) We could just continue using his…