MRI results

We received the call we were waiting for!  Dr. St. Hilaire's office called last night.  The radiologist read the MRI as "normal".  Before we breathe a sigh of relief, I was told that Dr. St. Hilaire wants to sit down with the radiologist on Monday or Tuesday to go over the MRI because the CT scan and the MRI showed conflicting results.  While the MRI is more accurate most of the time, we still need to wait for final confirmation after Dr. St. Hilaire calls us back.

So what does this mean?  IF the MRI is correct, there is no communication between Sophie's brain tissue and the "lesion"!  That is amazing news because that would mean we would no longer need to see Dr. Greene, the neurologist.  While Sophie's surgery would still be a big deal, it would be much less complicated.  I feel that this is the best news we could have gotten.  We have accepted the fact that she needs surgery.  We know that she will need to be in the PICU and stay in the hospital for a week or so, but without her brain involvement, we feel much more comfortable with the surgery.

Without needing Dr. Greenes involvement, the surgery should be much sooner than we expected.  We will still need to have the blood drive as well, so I'm sure I will be getting those details nailed down within the next week or so.  Things are really starting to move forward more quickly than we anticipated.

So now we wait for that next phone call...(and pray that the radiologist read the MRI correctly!)