Kaelyn came out of surgery at 7 PM. They found a blood clot in her hepatic artery. The surgeon was able to clear it out and have blood flowing through the artery. They are going to keep her on her blood thinners in order to prevent any further clotting. Hopefully it will not cause too much bleeding. That is why they stopped her blood thinners the first time. It is such a delicate balance that we are trying to achieve. We are going to perform more ultrasounds in order to see the blood flow in the artery.
If in fact she does develope another clot, the surgeon believes that another surgery would be too risky. Because the liver is starting to function normally, he thinks that there may be a chance that the clot could clear on its own. If not, their is risk of infection and damage to the bile ducts within the liver. If this occurs it would be necessary for another liver transplant. We are praying that there will be no more blood clots and that the blood flow in the artery will be normal.
Kaelyn still is doing pretty well despite all of the surgeries. She is such a strong little thing.
~Angie
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