Hello!
What a day we have had. I will try to keep it short. Cutter had an MRI today. It did show that Cutter has a slight brain malformation called Focal Cortical Dysplasia. This is the same spot that our doctor in Asheville saw, but the higher resolution imaging here at Chapel Hill helped the doctors to see exactly what is going on with Cutter. We pretty much got the same diagnosis as we had before, which makes us all the more confident that we were doing the right thing by going to Dr. Huffstutter. We are glad that Dr. H. sent us this way, though, so that we could get an EXACT cause of the seizures.
Cutter developed the abnormality between the 8th and 12th week of pregnancy and there is nothing that could have been done to prevent it from happening. So far, Cutter has not really responded well to the medications he has been taking, but the doctors here are going to keep trying. All we know right now is that Cutter will be experimenting with different medicaitons to see if any of them are going to stop the seizures. This will go on for a few weeks to give his body plenty of time to respond. If he continues to have seizures then we will go from there.
We are incredibly thankful that we did not get a worse diagnosis. They think Cutter is doing great and will continue to develop normally, especially after the seizures stop completely. We appreciate all of the hard work that all of our doctors (in Asheville and Chapel Hill) have done to figure out what is going on. Now, we just continue to wait and see.
God is good, and we continue to be thankful for all of His blessings. Cutter has laughed and played and has had himself a grand ole time! (He doesn't understand that when you are at a hospital you are supposed to act sick!!!)
Thank you for your prayers! Please keep praying! We still have a long road ahead of us!
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We sure do miss you guys, and still pray for Cutter daily. We know that God is in control. We have enjoyed you sharing Cutter's pictures. He is such a "cutie". Hope to be able to see you soon. We love you.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the good news! We know that prayer changes things and yes, GOD is good!!!!!!!! I hope you all get a good nights rest. We can't wait to see Cutter (oh and you guys too!)lol! Keep us posted. We love you bunches:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, I read this quite often. Stay the course and hold the faith!
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you got some news you was looking for, Chapel Hill is where we go for one of our children with a metaobolic disorder, so they are wonderful and i will continue to pray for him and your family!!
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