Today the day, for our Boston trip to the hematologist, to check the boys for any blood mutations etc. etc. etc. Not looking forward to the testing part but am looking forward to crossing this worry off the list.
We start with a big breakfast...
Take note of his feet...when he is loving his foot his feet go round and round and round.
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| Mr Jaime |
After an easy trip in (1.5hrs) we reached the hospital, coffee and drinks were on order and a stretch of legs. We made it to the Hematologist department early, *yay*
First we met with one of the Dr's for a general background check and understanding of why we were there. She recommended some of the tests and explained what to expect.
We then spoke to the Head of the department, to confirm the agenda. In a nutshell they are to test the boys for any form of hemoglobin mutations, look for my mutation specifically, and investigate deeper into Mateo's DTrait (the thing they found at newborn testing).
Before any testing is done the Dr's did state that what I have is not hereditary but they prefer to test and confirm.
The next step was the lab. Here Jaime understood exactly what was going to happen, and even after hinting to the technician they took Mateo first. Poor baby did not know what was coming, poor kid. Jaime freaked out. I had to put Mateo in his car chair to calm him/hold him down. All I hope is that this whole procedure is for something, and that we will not need to do this again.
It was a tough day for us.
