Hey- Wanted to keep you posted on what was happenin' with the Evster...
Note from Mel and Chris--
As you all know Evie was scheduled to have an MRI today to diagnose
the mass behind her heart. We were very nervous about it--
especially since Evie would not be able to eat for at least four
hours leading up to the appointment. (And no matter what "Baby Wise"
may say, we cannot make our girl go longer than three hours between
feedings!) In addition, the MRI tech we spoke to on Wednesday
implied that we would be waiting for the MRI for several hours, as
they had just barely squeezed us in. They also were not able to tell
us when we would receive the results, and we were anxious that we
would be kept waiting for several days.
Things went amazing! When we arrived we may have been in the waiting
room for 2 minutes before they came and got us. Evie did not cry at
all until they took her clothes off and sedated her. (That would make
me cry, too.) We were then told it would take 2-3 hours to complete
the MRI and wouldn't you know it.... it was only 1 1/2 hours! :)
The MRI was over at 1:30 and the doctor called us at 3:00. Evie has
an "Esophageal Duplication Cyst". I'm not a surgeon, but the way
they described it is that her esophagus has formed a small "water
balloon" that is pouching out of the esophagus. This will eventually
need to be surgically removed (at the latest, by her first birthday)
but they did not feel that Evie was in imminent danger. We have
placed a call to the pediatric surgeon and am waiting to hear back
from them about setting up a consultation. We are not totally out of
the woods yet since Evie will need to have surgery, but we are
immensely relieved. It could have been so much worse. God's generous
outpouring of grace has been overwhelming! (Why are we continually
surprised when God answers our prayers?!?)
Thanks to all who e-mailed us kind words of encouragement as well as
all those who prayed. We will keep you updated as we learn more!
Love is always,
Chris and Melody (and Evie, too!)
