CT Scan

So quick update, On Thursday we went downtown to Cooks Children's Hospital. At 8am Hendrix was scheduled for a CT scan to take a better look at his right lung. The process went really smooth and the Tech we had was awesome. After the CT scan we got the itch to go get his birth certificate, but the Department of Public health is closed till Monday. So...moving swiftly along. Friday morning we had a Dr. apt with the pediatrician to go over the results of the CT scan. Frankly, it didn't go well. The radiologist read his scan as a Congenital Lobar Emphysema. Yes, that's write my son has smoked so many cigs in a week he already has Emphysema. Seriously? Emphysema? Okay so it turns out while Emphysema is associated to people who smoke to much, it's actually just a word to describe the shape, color, texture, ect... of the un-healthy lung tissue. Through the pediatrician's tone I could tell this wasn't the best news and that the Cystic mass we thought it was would have been a better outcome. She then told us that she referred the CT scan to the pediatric surgeon and he was going to get back with us that afternoon. We temporally scheduled an apt with him for Feb. 18. We left the Dr. apt a little more defeated than before. Friday afternoon we got the phone call, in which Dr. Miller (paediatric Surgeon) disagreed with the initial report. He said he's seen this before and believes this is simply and artifact of the pre-natal cyst that was on his lung. Basically he boiled the whole thing down to, it's simply an indention on the lung. So, what does that mean? Well I'm not really sure. We are supposed to get another chest x-ray next week and are still keeping the apt. with Dr. Miller on the 18th. So, I take it as good news. We aren't being rushed off to surgery, he's still with us and all the doctors are more at peace with his current state. We staying strong, me more at times than Cassie, but that's okay I can be strong for the both of us. Friday night went much better than the morning as we are more at peace about everything. So I leave you with this, and the verse that kept me calm and relaxed through the roller coaster ride that was yesterday.

Proverbs 3: 5, 6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight

David