I spoke with Dr. Mower, Raquel's neurologist, this afternoon regarding her MRI. He said that the test showed no abnormalities in her brain, that everything looked fine. What wonderful news! He did say that it was noted that she has thick sinus membranes, especially in the Maxillary area. There are 4 large sinuses - two inside the cheekbones (Maxillary) and 2 above the eyes (Frontal). When I told him that Raquel's allergist thought she had a hidden sinus infection, Dr. Mower said that the MRI results would agree with that and that she may need to go on a long-term nasal decongestant.
Next in the neurology department is the 24-hour EEG, which is scheduled at Children's Hospital on the 22nd of this month. Once that is complete, we meet with Dr. Mower two weeks later to review everything. He'll have the blood work results by then as well.
Raquel meets with Dr. Welch, her allergist, on April 16th for a follow up. It will be interesting to hear what direction he would like to go in, especially considering that she was just ending a 20-day dose of antibiotics when she had the MRI. For the MRI to show there was still something going on after being on the antibiotics that long, must mean she's got quite the infection in there. Poor baby. No wonder she's been so miserable!
In the meantime, I am welcoming Spring Break and looking forward to having fun with my girls!
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