MRI Results

Hooray! Hooray! Shout it from the roof tops! Okay, that might be a little much, but we had a great meeting with Noah's neurologist, Dr. Roberts. He went through the MRI Noah had about 2 weeks ago, slide by slide and told us that Noah's brain looks great. It was as a brain should look, every thing symmetrical, well formed, growing as it should be. Now an MRI is just still photographs, so this gives us no information on how well blood is flowing, cells are functioning or how communication is moving through the brain. But what this does tell us is that he is not currently a candidate for surgery.

Noah's brain shows no damaged area that a surgeon would need to remove. I personally have been dreading the possibility of surgery. I feel (quite possibly incorrectly) that brain surgery is still in a medieval state, up there with leeches and cupping. Medical knowledge on the brain is far from complete and surgery to help alleviate epileptic symptoms is rarely successful but still pursued if medications are not working. I am so glad to keep that option off the table for now.

Noah is still making strides and still having seizures. Geoff thought to ask Dr. Roberts if he was taken back by the severity of the seizure Noah had a few weeks ago when we were forced to call an ambulance. Unfortunately, Dr. Roberts answer was no, this is just the nature of epilepsy.

So, where does that leave us? Pretty much where we were before: continuing with the same medication but at a slightly higher dose and continuing with Early Intervention preschool. We are also adding additional therapy through Doernbecher Children's Hospital, where we are very happy except when we need to park. We are still working hard to keep our little Noah healthy and give him a chance to learn and grow. Thanks for keeping up with our family--Amy