Look at how long those piggytails are??? This is me throwing Uncle Shaun a dirty look...he played with me so much...I had a ton of fun at their house!!
My cousin, Skyler, eating his basketti...
Well, I had my spine MRI on Thursday and much to Mommy's surprise...it only lasted a little over an hour. They ended up gassing me instead of putting me out through an IV.On Friday, we met with Dr. Moss, the neurosurgeon, and Mary...his right hand nurse ;-) They reviewed the MRI and concluded I did, in fact, have a severely tethered cord. He said I need to have surgery within the month and should have that scheduled the first part of the week....I will let everyone know when it is. This will be my 4th surgery...good God, I am only 20 months old...
Here is the clincher...it's worse than we thought...he asked Mommy a lot of questions about my legs and feet and their movement. He said there is a possibility that once he gets into my spine and spinal cord area where the tethering is occurring, that if the leg nerves are wound up too much, he might come out and ask Mommy & Daddy if they want them cut. This might truly be the best option for my spinal cords sake. My abdomen and organs are truly more important than my legs. If this should happen, let's pray that Mommy and Daddy are at peace with their decision. On the other hand, Mommy knows a lot of other SB kids online and most come out of surgery pain-free and actually have more mobility. We're praying for that.
Dr. Moss also said I have a Syrinx (google it) located in the cervical area of my spine, but his biggest concern right now is the detethering of my cord. He said the syrinx is very small and shouldn't be causing me any additional pain or discomfort. He wants to reevaluate this theory about 6-8 weeks post surgery.
