Saturday, October 18, 2008

Hannah's MRI

So we took Hannah to her two year old check up a little late. We found a wonderful Pediatrician and he found some reasons to be concerned about a birth mark on her tail bone and her lack of bowel movements. He suggested that it might be a tethered spinal cord or a form of Spina Bifida. I was never to concerned but the doctor suggested a MRI and since the only other way to tell was just watch and see, and if she could not walk one day then the damage was done and it is not reversabile. We decided to take the safer route. Since you have to keep completly still, the only place to go in Utah was Primary Children's and she had to get sedated. It was a long wait but we are glad that we had it done. This is her with her Dad not wanting the heating pad on her arm. She did very well with the IV though. She was a trooper.
This is her IV, the type of sedation medication they gave her lasted two hours. So we laid and watched her sleep and I got a nap. The reason I needed a nap was she would not sleep the night before in a hotel room. It was a very interesting trip.

Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Halliday and Auntie Autumn for helping with the older kids. You guys are always so willing to help!!

All is well she is completly fine and normal. We are thankful for such a cautious Doctor.


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