This week, Ben had an ultrasound of his kidneys, an EKG and HOLTER monitor of his heart and a his first Physical Therapy (PT)consult after his broken femur. Here are the results:
Kidneys - Still looking good with no signs of deterioration. We will follow-up again in six months with another ultrasound and a VCUG (the test that can see his urinary track reflux). Good news.
Heart - Ben still has the same blocked and irregular heartbeat, but no changes in the length of time it takes for his heart to kick in the rescue beat. The doctors think this will stay stable indefinitely and he won't need a pacemaker. They just want to follow-up once a year and repeat the tests to make sure. Also good news.
PT - This was more or less an evaluation meeting seeing what Ben can and can't do and how he needs to recovery from his injury. It was recommended that Ben attends Children's Hospital weekly for intense physical therapy. However, there is a waiting list and we have been put on it as a top priority. I have called Ben's pediatrician to see if he can help speed things up. In the meantime, we have been given some things to work on at home.
We have also found out that since Ben's injury, he is now afraid of the hospital. As soon as sit him on the table, he panics, starts crying and reaching for me. He wants as far away as possible from the doctor or nurse and doesn't even want to look at them. It breaks my heart. I think he is afraid of getting his cast put back on and that is why he is acting like this.
2 comments:
Poor little Ben - Grandma's heart breaks for you.
Hopefully, once you get adjusted to your new therapists at Children's, you'll relax and progress with them as well as you did at home.
Miss you lots and once the snow is gone I'll be down to see you.
Hugs and Kisses,
Gramma Mo
Poor Ben, I promise they will not hurt you they are just trying to help.
Eva had the test done to check for relex too and she has it so she is on meds right now to see if that will help, if not then its time for surgery.
Glad to hear everything is going so well.
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
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