Macy Day 8:
So today Macy headed off for her MRI scan … she was sedated in NICU which meant Macy decided to go against convention and wake up … who does that remind you of?
She was put in a pod, which is a mobile incubator it looked a bit like something out of a sci fi film .. ‘we have the power to regenerate you!’Then they transported her in an ambulance about 100m to MRI ward. The amount of care is extraordinary…I could have literally carried her across in 30 seconds but they’re so careful, I will be forever in their debt. I’m going to be the champion of the NHS after all the support they’ve given Macy.
When they got to the MRI place they had to ask Macy a questionnaire, no kidding, it actually has to be asked to her, some of those questions were:
‘Have you ever had a gunshot wound or a shrapnel injury?’ …seriously I’m not joking
‘Have you taken your earrings out?’
‘Have you ever eaten crocodile?’ … ok I did make that one up
It was v funny. I’m trying to get a copy of the sheet to put in her keepsake box of all the paraphernalia she’s collected whilst here.
Jen’s been incredible, pretty much zero sleep again last night, Macy turning nocturnal, which is very useful for a mum who’s had so little sleep for 7 days. But she keeps getting thru. Women are amazing. I’d have fallen to pieces a long time ago.
So we now have the results from the MRI scan. It was incredibly tense and upsetting. The consultant led us through telling us all the good and I could tell we had something coming…so I’m going to do the same!! Her brain is showing great development, something about the dura developing well (perhaps one of you docs could explain that to me). We saw the optic nerve and lots of other stuff which was really cool. Then they went up towards the top of the brain and you could see a huge white spot on the right side which is a haematoma (sorry about spelling). This showed where she had a bleed on her brain. The great thing is, there was no sign of brain damage under the bleed and because the centre line of her brain was straight and not pushed over they could tell it was an old bleed which has not continued. Eventually it will be absorbed by the brain. In the mean time they will do a CT scan to see if she has a fracture in the skull near this. If so, it will heal itself in time. On the left side of the brain, near the surface, there is evidence that she has had some brain damage possible caused by an oxygen loss. It does not look too bad and may not cause any problems, however, it does increase the risk she might suffer from epilepsy in the future. The consultant said that there was a high chance she would not have physical or mental disabilities, but time will tell.
We are just hugely thankful that they are satisfied she is not in any immediate danger, they know the cause of her fits & feel confident that she will be ok.
Thanks again for your prayers and thoughts
Dave, Jen & Macy Cheesegirl xx
So today Macy headed off for her MRI scan … she was sedated in NICU which meant Macy decided to go against convention and wake up … who does that remind you of?
She was put in a pod, which is a mobile incubator it looked a bit like something out of a sci fi film .. ‘we have the power to regenerate you!’Then they transported her in an ambulance about 100m to MRI ward. The amount of care is extraordinary…I could have literally carried her across in 30 seconds but they’re so careful, I will be forever in their debt. I’m going to be the champion of the NHS after all the support they’ve given Macy.
When they got to the MRI place they had to ask Macy a questionnaire, no kidding, it actually has to be asked to her, some of those questions were:
‘Have you ever had a gunshot wound or a shrapnel injury?’ …seriously I’m not joking
‘Have you taken your earrings out?’
‘Have you ever eaten crocodile?’ … ok I did make that one up
It was v funny. I’m trying to get a copy of the sheet to put in her keepsake box of all the paraphernalia she’s collected whilst here.
Jen’s been incredible, pretty much zero sleep again last night, Macy turning nocturnal, which is very useful for a mum who’s had so little sleep for 7 days. But she keeps getting thru. Women are amazing. I’d have fallen to pieces a long time ago.
So we now have the results from the MRI scan. It was incredibly tense and upsetting. The consultant led us through telling us all the good and I could tell we had something coming…so I’m going to do the same!! Her brain is showing great development, something about the dura developing well (perhaps one of you docs could explain that to me). We saw the optic nerve and lots of other stuff which was really cool. Then they went up towards the top of the brain and you could see a huge white spot on the right side which is a haematoma (sorry about spelling). This showed where she had a bleed on her brain. The great thing is, there was no sign of brain damage under the bleed and because the centre line of her brain was straight and not pushed over they could tell it was an old bleed which has not continued. Eventually it will be absorbed by the brain. In the mean time they will do a CT scan to see if she has a fracture in the skull near this. If so, it will heal itself in time. On the left side of the brain, near the surface, there is evidence that she has had some brain damage possible caused by an oxygen loss. It does not look too bad and may not cause any problems, however, it does increase the risk she might suffer from epilepsy in the future. The consultant said that there was a high chance she would not have physical or mental disabilities, but time will tell.
We are just hugely thankful that they are satisfied she is not in any immediate danger, they know the cause of her fits & feel confident that she will be ok.
Thanks again for your prayers and thoughts
Dave, Jen & Macy Cheesegirl xx
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