Brian's had his MRI this morning. The doctors think they can help Brian's chylothorax so he has been scheduled for an angioplasty tomorrow at about 1:00. The doctor's plan is to run a line through the vein in Brian's neck and groin. They hope to work the line into the middle of the clot and balloon a hole to allow fluid to drain. The doctors will also try to place a stint to ensure the hole stays open. There are 2 big risks associated with this procedure. There is a chance the fluid or contrast injected in Brian to help the doctor's see what they're doing can trigger a pulmonary hypertensive crisis. One of the major issues with CDH babies is pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is already an issue for Brian. It was one of the biggest obstacles that prevented Brian for getting off ECMO. Right now the doctors are managing Brian's pulmonary hypertension with a drug called flolan. The other risk is simply that the procedure is unsuccessful. This is already the second attempt to correct the chylothorax. The longer Brian drains white blood cells from his chest tube the greater the risk of an infection that could potentially kill him. The cardiologist that talked to us about the procedure referred to it as the last option. Alyssa and I are optimistic because Brian has always pulled though at the very last minute and we are confident he will do it again.