Joann's Birthday: 12/10 update

It's Joann's birthday today and if she had her wish of wishes, she'd be able to take her little boy home.  However, it doesn't look like that wish will come true...yet.  The biopsy results won't be back and analyzed until tomorrow...UGH.  This means we still really have no answers as to what Tag's "mass" is or what they will want to do to treat it. 

Speaking of Joann's birthday, the nurses got wind that it was her birthday today, so when we arrived they had made a little sign (with Tag's help) (see picture below)

Joann started crying when she saw it, and cried even more when she found out those hand and foot prints were actually from Tag.  Good job nurses!  Speaking of Joann, she is still exhausted and remains concerned about baby Tag.  However, she's her typical positive, upbeat self and we simply love our little man.  If anyone happens to read this post today, feel free to comment with your birthday wishes to Joann.  I'm sure it will make a BIG impact on her heart.


As for Tag, the good doctors are pretty sure it's a congenital hemangioma, but because of it's unique size, shape and placement, they are being very thorough and deliberate in their analysis.  More than likely they will put him on a treatment of steroids and beta blockers over the next few months which will decrease the blood flow to the mass while at the same time allow him to grow.  As to when he gets to go home, it depends on him gaining a little weight (I see no problem there, as he is nursing like a wild man since the biopsy).  So, depending on the biopsy results, he may get to go home real soon.

PS.  Let me answer an inquiry that many of you have had that maybe the mass is the remains of a twin that didn't happen or something like that.  According to the doctors this is easy to test for and there is no indication that the mass is related to anything like that.

Happy Birthday, Jo!