We had a follow-up with the neurosurgeon in Ft. Worth last Tuesday in which he reviewed the MRI taken at Children's Medical Center in Plano. His observation is that there is a new sack of fluid gathering and pushing against her spinal cord which would require another surgery from him to correct.
We are forwarding the same MRI results over to the doctor at Scottish Rite to get his opinion and we determine the next steps. Interestingly, at the same time, we finally got a scheduled surgery date for her to begin her scoliosis treatments/surgeries. The first one is set for July 1st, in which we're going to keep for the time being if the second and third opinions on the sack of fluid prove to be threatening.
The neurosurgeon mentioned that he's seen patients go on to have the spine surgery to begin straightening only to be paralyzed due to other circumstances, such as this, still outstanding.
The other thing he said was that he could not tell for sure, but he wanted to make sure that one of the unfused areas of the spinal cord to the vertebrae was not refusing itself back. If so, then that would need to be addressed as well.
So, as you can tell, this little girl certainly has a road of herself, little is she aware. She remains a happy child regardless. Stubborn and incorrigible to say the least. Everything is normal on that front. We hope to hear from Scottish Rite of their opinion and if it's opposite of the neurosurgeon, then we may be seeking a third opinion to break the tie.
Lots of praying as you can imagine.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
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