Dorothea
7th September 2007, 11:28 AM
Hi, everyone. It is that time again for my son's MRI. We are now in a new town, in a new state, with new doctors and a new hospital to go to. I'm a bit on edge over this, as I am all the time, but it's a bit more because of the new surroundings and facilities. I hope Christopher isn't too nervous or scared being in a new place. :( Let me just give you a short background in case you don't know. He's 4-years-old and will be 5 next month. He has a brain tumor on his brain stem, in the cerebellum area, and it was found and diagnosed in late Oct/early Nov. 2003. He's had a few surgeries and radiation treatment. The tumor has been dormant since the radiation, but a cyst the tumor created had started growing last winter, and this past May, he underwent surgery again to drain the cyst. A reservoir was put in his head in case it needs to be drained again, thank goodness, so hopefully the doctors won't keep having to open up his head each time. We're hoping the tumor is still dormant and that there are no new cysts growing. The doc didn't know if the tumor created the cyst because it was dying or because it was still alive. :sigh: Anyway, his MRI is supposed to be around 10:10 a.m. If you all could send along some prayers and good thoughts for him on that day, I'd truly appreciate it. I will get the results the same day, and that's a good thing!I'll let you all know when I know. Thanks a lot.