Michael had a doppler ultrasound on both legs to determine if blood clots could be a factor in the swelling and pain in his right knee (deep vein thrombosis) and to also see if there were signs of clotting in either leg.  If no clotting is found, the vena cava filter that was placed at Fairfax Hospital to prevent deep vein thrombosis and to protect clots from traveling to the heart, will be removed.

Still no word on the blood or urine cultures to verify that the UTI and staff infections are gone.  We hope to hear those results and get an answer about removing the feeding peg on Wednesday.

I’m sure Michael will feel good about having all pegs, tubes and any other foreign object removed.