Parker's Follow-Up MRI

It's been 5 years since we last followed up with Parker's neurosurgeon and 7.5 years since he last had an MRI.  When it was time to follow up we were still in peak Covid season and it fell off my radar.  I finally got around to calling this fall and we were able to schedule him for a follow-up the day after Christmas.  He was little enough the last two times that we were able to hold him for the IV placement, but he's a lot stronger these days.  They were able to give him just enough gas so he wouldn't fight it and a whole group of us helped keep him calm.

They wrapped the IV in a towel so he wouldn't mess with it while we waited.  We were able to walk with him in to the MRI room and I helped hold him as they gave him the sedative.

We took a walk around while we waited for them to call us back.  He started to stir pretty quickly by the time we arrived.  Something in his mouth was bothering him, but otherwise he seemed to do pretty good.  The nurse said they had to suction some mucus after he was put out, but that shouldn't have caused an issue.

We grabbed some lunch at the cafeteria while we waited for his appointment with the neurosurgery team.

We took a walk outside to burn some more time and the irritation in his mouth seemed to increase and he actually started to dry heave some.  There wasn't a whole lot we could at this point other than try to wait in a place without carpet in case he threw up.  We got great news from the appointment that his scans are unchanged from 2016.  It turns out his chiari may actually be considered borderline.  This may explain how we were originally told about it.  This means we don't have to come back again unless something changes.

His throat irritation continued and we noticed some sores on his uvula.  They continues to worsen so Jimmy took him to urgent care this morning and they said it's just cold sores.  It's possible that it was injured while they were suctioning mucus.  It should continue to get better over the new several days.

Esme got to have a fun day with Nana, including another trip to Applebee's.  This has quickly become her favorite restaurant thanks to Nana.