Some Splainin To Do

Today, the medical staff at Inova Fairfax Hospital completed the latest MRI without a hitch (it also helps to be the first appointment of the day...6:30am). The idea of Lewis waking up scared and panicked in the tube had me really nervous. But with the anesthesia he was knocked out for the count and stayed asleep for the entire time...it made me cry to be there and hold him as he fought the gas mask before they could get the tube down his throat for anesthesia...I'm supposed to protect him right?... I am so relieved everything went fine.

Didi and Lewis waiting for the MRI

LJ is doing just fine. Noodles came home hungry but tired. Everybody is resting now.
Normally we should be receiving a call from the neurologist with the results after the weekend however he is on vacation(talk about waiting on pins and needles). So we have an appointment on September 9th to meet with the neurologist and get the interpretive part of the evaluation. We are really anxious to see another view of LJ's brain and learn more about the exact centers that are affected. He hasn't had an MRI since he was 3 months old. If there are changes and there seem to be improvements we would be so elated!!! But we have to keep things tempered. Doctors (sorry family, no disrespect) most certainly don't have all the answers, and the brain is still largely a mystery. Nobody knows for sure how Lew's little brain will heal. I am so happy that this part is over though!