Whoops, haven't updated in quite a few days. Liam is doing well, but remains at Sick Kids due to his excessive drainage. The 5-day diet didn't bring down the drainage sufficiently (it actually went up yesterday), so today they put him on an IV (which he thoroughly enjoyed receiving). Apparently, the IV won't satisfy his hunger, so the next few days could be a pain. Hopefully it will do the trick and we can have him home by next weekend.
We were told by another mom that he will most likely have to remain on his special pre-IV diet formula for 6 weeks after we bring him home. The really bad news? It costs $28 per can. Yeah. So we'll see what happens with that.
For those curious about why he's still in the hospital, something in his lymphatic system was "knicked", which isn't all that uncommon. It causes his body to have a difficult time digesting fats, so the idea is to keep fats out of his body and allow the lymphatic system to relax and heal. So the heart surgery part of his recovery is going great; it's the accidental collateral damage that's keeping him in the hospital at the moment.
No new pics at the moment unfortunately, but hopefully by the weekend. His scar is looking surprisingly good.
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