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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
MRI Results
Well, we are all relieved that this round is over. We went to Rochester on
Monday afternoon because she was scheduled for her MRI at 8:30am on Tuesday. We tried to keep her busy and keep her mind off
of things. The moment she woke up on Tuesday she was in tears. She has a real phobia to needles now, and we knew
it would be a challenge. We both had to hold her still while they started he IV. Once that was done she felt a litttle
better. They got her right in for the MRI. They started the first round of tests and for some reason she got dizzy and wanted
out right away. So we stopped the test and let her try to calm down a bit. We got going again and she did really good
through the rest of the test. We had promised her a trip to the mall when the test was done, so we made good on the
promise and in record time arrived at the mall.
After lunch and a few hours of shopping, we went to the
Mayo building for her appointment with Dr. Raffel. She was scheduled at 3pm, but they were able to move it up a bit and got
her it at about 2:30. Dr. Raffel showed us side by side the scan from April, and the new scan. There wasn't any real measurable
change in size, but something had changed and he isn't really sure why. The area that he is concerned about isn't
enhancing like it was, so that is somewhat confusing also.
So in terms I could understand he said that he is concerned
but there is no need to do anything right this moment. We still have to watch and wait and try to figure out what it is doing
in there. So after speaking with him about his move to Columbus Ohio, we decided that it is in Jenna's best interest
to schedule our next MRI and check-up in 6 months at Columbus Children's Hospital with Dr. Raffel.
So all in all the news is good, We had our hopes up that another miracle might happen and there would be no sign of the
little invader at all. I think this just confirms the fact that all of our efforts for research need to continue and
really be stepped up a notch. We don't know how long this will be stable and howlong we will be able to avoid other
treatments. If research had already been done we might have a few more answers and she might be able to live a 'normal'
childhood without all of the needles and tests. Please keep praying for her, we know this is far from over.
On another note, I want you all to check out the video we posted on You Tube today. If you go to the video page in
this site there is a link that will take you right to the video. You might have to be a bit patient as it takes a little bit
to load the whole thing. The song we chose for the video is the song that she is dancing a solo to for her competition team
this year. Miss Kimi really knows how to pick them!
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and we will
keep you posted!
10:57 pm cdt
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