Tuesday, June 14, 2005

The Doctor's Visit . . .

Sorry for the delay in posting, we've been out of town since Friday (wedding, hospital, etc). So . . . I really should have written down what the doctors (yes, THREE neurosurgeons) were saying. I got it when we were there, but it's hard to explain.
Basically, "he's a different type of normal". Yes, that's exactly what the Dr. said. He's developing normally, his motor skills are "developed way above normal" (according to the head neurosurgeon he'll be a pitcher), but that his body and brain "over-react" to being sick. They said that it likely something was going on (when he was sleeping 19 hours a day), but that he's okay now. They said that he doesn't present as having extra pressure on his brain EXCEPT when he's sick, and to watch him when he is sick, and if the syptoms are for more than two days or severe, to come back again. Basically treating him (inserting a shunt at the base of his brain) at this stage is more risky than not, and the likelihood of him completely growing out of it is more likely than the likelihood of it getting worse.
Basically, the head Doc said he's on the normal side of the borderline of having the condition, and to watch him when he's sick.
Did I mention he's sick ALL the time????
So, he's out of the woods - kind of.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers

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