01/11/2011
Weight: 8.8lb
Just like what the doctors had expected when I was still in mommy's tummy, I'm diagnosis with Lymphatic Malformation (LM). I'm not quite sure what LM means, but here's what the doctors had told mommy and daddy:
LMs do not invovle blood vessels. Instead, they involve the lymphatic, or body fluid, system. They result from a blockage or defect of the lymphatic vessels as they are forming. When the lymphatic channels are blocked, this results in excess fluid build-up in both the t issue and the vessels. When this is close to the surface of the skin, you can see a prominent enlargement of the area.
My affected areas are all on the left side of my body: neck, arm, chest. The condition doesn't really bother me, the only thing that bother me is that I can not spend more time with mommy and daddy as the nurse is taking me to the NICU for further observation!
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