Saturday, July 4, 2009

Boo's having problems

Boo is having some neurologic issues. We're not sure what's going on because nothing is pointing to any specific problem though he's showing many signs of something. We're thinking the shunt may be his problem but not sure. He's got health problems but they aren't usually that active. Until recently (late May) it's been pretty typical stuff-no big deal.
Now he's still in a good mood most of the time but he's more fussy, not eating by mouth, having sleep changes, skin color gets just slightly "ashy" for no reason, and his muscle tone is crazy tight. We're going to have a sleep study Monday night and a CAT scan on Tuesday morning.
I figure the shunt needs to have a different pressure setting but none of his specialists are really sure so we're doing all the "rule out ..." tests and then we get to see the neurosurgeon early. We're not due to see him until November.
This time last year he had brain surgery and there is the possibility that we will again if the cyst in his brain has grown and is the problem. I know in my heart that he's going to continue to be fine so I'm not too worried but I do want answers so we can do what's needed to keep him happy and healthy. I'll let you know more when we find out something.

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