It has hard to believe that it is July already. This is going to be a busy month for us. We had a great holiday weekend of relaxing and working around the house. On Sunday, the fabulous Amy Carroll took Faith's 2.5 pictures. On Monday, Faith had a HUGE milestone and started school. She is going to Hillside in Allegan 3 full days a week. The first day she cried on the bus but stopped as soon as the driver backed up. She has done great on the busy every day since. She is very tired and it will be an adjustment for all of us. She seems too young to be going on the bus and to school. We know that we made the best decision for her and that she will thrive there.
Faith will have an MRI of her brain, spine, and pelvis on July 23. The brain and spine MRI are to be sure she is stable for surgery and to check the status of the cyst on her brain stem. On July 31, she will go into the O.R. for a Cystoscopy, The pelvic MRI and Cystoscopy are both in preparation for reconstructive surgery. We are all very ready for the surgery to be done and over with. Everything works good so there is no rush. However, she has a colostomy bag that gets change about once a day and she can not be submerged in water. This means a VERY shallow bath and no swimming. Faith loves the water and we are all ready for her to go in the pool, lake, etc.
What is a Cystoscopy?
Cystoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inside of the bladder and the urethra using a thin, lighted instrument called a cystoscope . The cystoscope is inserted into your urethra and slowly advanced into the bladder.
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