Beckett had a second sclerotherapy procedure on his lymphangioma on Thursday (11/5). At his follow up appointment with the radiologist several weeks ago she said it could use one more sclerothererapy treatment. We knew going into the first treatment that there was a 50/50 chance he'd need a second, so this wasn't unexpected. To clarify, the lymphangioma did not recur- I think I was hazy on what exactly would necessitate a second treatment. Apparently sometimes these things just need a couple rounds of sclerotherapy to go away (or shrink as much as possible).
The procedure went just fine and we are sure hopeful that was the end of things. Health-wise there shouldn't be any concern going forward. It is now just a cosmetic thing- a small but somewhat visible lump on the side of his neck- but even before this second treatment it was looking 90% back to normal. SO much better than before the first sclerotherapy (it had gotten really large, but I didn't want to post a picture of it online). It would be great if the lump totally went away, but it's hardly noticeable even now so it is not something we think many people will notice and it's possible it'd become even less noticeable as he grows.
He had an emotionally rough time coming out of anesthesia this time- he got really agitated and then tailspinned into an all-out tantrum- but we made it through and he was back to his old self by the end of the day.
This kid really is such a trooper. He handled everything so well and he made us so proud. We are so thankful for his health and the great care we received from all of the nurses and doctors.
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I'm so glad it was a relatively simple procedure and that Beckett did well! I've heard that kids can have a hard time coming out of anesthesia, and Emma has a couple of procedures in Jan. where she'll have to have it. So I'm mentally preparing myself for her to have a rough time, just in case she does.
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