MRI - January 23, 2022

Isaac is scheduled to have his next check up at the University of Iowa on Monday, January 23. This will mark the first time we've ever spread out these appointments to 1 full year!! He will begin the day with an 8am check in and his MRI should begin around 9am. After this test, we will have 3 additional appointments (oncology, neurology, and audiology). Should be a full day in Iowa City. :-)

We are praying for:

- Isaac will lie still during his scans so they can get good crisp images. We are trying to do it without sedation. It's over an hour MRI so obviously this has its challenges for an energetic 9 yr old boy

- good, stable scan results

- good communication with the various doctors we meet with after

- peace for Nick and I as we await results

Thanks for praying for our strong courageous boy.

MRI- Jan 6, 2022

Catch up post: 

Isaac had his MRI on Jan 6 2022. When we left the house that morning Isaac mentioned he had a headache but seemed fine otherwise. However when we got checked into the hospital for his MRI ww discovered Isaac now had a fever which caused some things to change. Due to his fever they were unable to administer anesthesia.  Thus, they suggested he try (for the very first time) to do an MRI with NO sedation. Overall Isaac did well, although we did have to redo a few segment of images again as Isaac would move (or laugh at the video he was getting to watch). The MRI is over an hour long so this was a very long time to hold perfectly still. I was very proud on how he did, especially while not feeling well. 

His MRI results were stable which was a huge praise!!

Thru blood work they were already taking that day, we discovered Isaac actually had Covid even though the previous day he was tested (per hospital protocol) and was negative. 🤦‍♀️ ha ha