Saturday, November 20, 2010

Another Stay in the Hospital

We survived another 3-day stay in the hospital this week,
as Rana had a check-up with her neurologist.


Rana loved playing on the slide and in the
playhouse in between her various tests.


She was very cooperative and hardly cried at all
when the doctors drew blood and put in her IV.


It seems like Rana is starting to understand and remember more of the shananigans surrounding her stays in the hospital. She seemed to know what some of the testing entailed, specifically the EEG, which takes a while since the technicians attach each electrode to her head individually before they can even run the test. There was no seizure activity to be seen on the EEG, which confirms that Rana's med are indeed prohibiting them. The MRI went well, too, though we are still waiting on the official results.

One of the doctors involved in Rana's original diagnosis when she was a newborn was on her case again this week. He was very kind and thorough back then and was encouraged to see that Rana is doing so well now.

Overall, the doctors were quite pleased with Rana's developmental progress. They recommended that we see the physical therapist every now and then to keep an eye on Rana's weaker right side. We haven't been there in months, so it will be nice to check in with the PT again.