MRI Results

The MRI went well on Thursday. Graham was mostly content while waiting without eating (b/c he went under general anesthesia). He was only away from us for an hour and a half. He did fine with the anesthesia, woke up quickly, and ate as soon as we got to see him. We left the hospital by 11:45am. Praise the Lord that everything went smoothly.

Late Thursday Thursday afternoon the ophthalmologist called with the preliminary results. The MRI showed that Graham's spine is narrow at the very top, at the C1 vertebrae, and is compressing the spinal cord. In technical terms, "Hypoplastic posterior arch of C1 with severe central canal stenosis and cord compression." The MRI also showed fluid in the middle ear, an ear infection. The ophthalmologist said the findings needed to be seen by a neurosurgeon and didn't really explain the nystagmus (bouncy eyes).  I took Graham to the pediatrician on Friday to discuss what to do next. The pediatrician diagnosed the ear infection and wrote a prescription for an antibiotic. He also said we needed to make an appointment to be seen by a neurosurgeon at Duke this coming week. Neither the ophthalmologist nor the pediatrician knew what to make of the MRI results. The pediatrician said that with the what the MRI showed, Graham should have trouble moving his arms and legs, but that is not the case.

I was unable to make an appointment on Friday, so hopefully I can get an appointment made tomorrow (Monday). We should know a lot more once Graham sees a neurosurgeon. Please continue to keep Graham in your prayers.