Aria visits more doctors

On Monday, I took off work and went with Tina and Aria to see the neuro-surgeon. On Tuesday, I went to work and Tina took Aria to a pulmonary doctor because she's been coughing so hard that she's puking and it's full of phlegm. The doctor looks at her and says that she does not have asthma but they are inflamed and it could be a caused by the Chiari Malformation. She asks if it's alright for her neuro-surgeon friend take a look at the MRI's and see what he thinks. The doctor send the files to his office and he thinks the Chiari is so bad that he has his office schedule an appointment the following day (Wed.) to come see him.

That was Tuesday morning. On Tuesday afternoon she was scheduled to see a gastrointestinal doctor and so they (Tina and Aria) go to see him but says he's not sure he can do anything until the Chiari is fixed.

Wednesday, I take another day off work and go to see the second neuro-surgeon. He was so much better than the first one. We talked for quite a while and he explained the procedure but said that he wants to do a sleep study test first to see what she's doing at night because he doesn't want to rush into brain surgery if it turned out not to be necessary.

I took a picture on our calendar to give you an idea of how many doctor's that Aria saw this month.

It is very likely that Aria will be having brain surgery by the end of May. Once this happens, Lord willing, she'll heal quickly, her health will greatly improve so that she does not need all the medication that she is on, and she'll be a normal, healthy child with no medical limitations.