Cole's MRI

  We are so excited about our hospital visit yesterday. It's never a bad visit when the Dr. comes in to talk to you and says " Do you want the good news or the good news." He told us that Cole did not need a shunt right away. (like today) But he did feel like we need to watch him closely. He said that he scheduled the surgery for today because he thought for sure he would need it. But after looking and measuring everything looks stable and we will just watch for symptoms. The other good news is that if he were to have to have surgery his head is a good candidate for doing a EVT. Which is a one time surgery unlike a shunt that has to be watched and repaired the rest of their lives. Another thing that he told us, that is such a blessing, is that the Chiari has improved. Which is one of the things that can happen because of having fetal surgery. :-) We feel truly blessed with all the information that we have learned.

    Here is a picture of Chiari so you can have a visual of what it is. It's were the cerebellum is pulled down into the spinal column, because of the spinal cord being pulled through the hole of the back.