Surgery is postponed until Sept 3rd

Auggie's surgery is postponed until Sept 3rd due to some pending lab results.  His blood is being scrutinized and tested to make sure that it can stand up to the pressures of surgery.  The item in question is Factor XIII deficiency - an extremely rare condition found in only 1 out of 5 million people.  He tested positive for it in July - they even ran the test twice on two different blood samples.  Because it is so rare, no one believes it to be true, so the test is being run again and we should have results by August 14th.  Not only is the factor XIII questionable, but he does indeed have low Factor VII which is what helps the blood clot in a timely manner.  Vitamin K can sometimes help with clotting and can elevate Factor VII levels, but even after oral doses of vitamin K his Factor VII stayed low.  We will know more next week when we speak to his hematologist.