Another Trip to the doctor

Okay, tonight I took Miss Peanut to see our WONDERFUL pediatrician. You know I just LOVE a doctor that sees patients at 7:30 at NIGHT. Anyway, the reason for the appointment was to request that Peanut have an MRI of her brain. See, I know I'm a bit paranoid sometimes, however...

There is a surgery happy ophthalmologist wanting to practice on my Peanut. And I don't feel like it's fully explained yet. Plus, when Bug's neurologist called and told me about Bug having Chiari, many of the symptoms that he mentioned, Peanut had. The more research I did, the more I realized, that Peanut NEEDS to have an MRI and TRY to rule it out.

Chiari COULD account for her vision problems. Chiari COULD account for a lot of things, or she could be Chiari-free. And I don't know, but that is the problem, we NEED to know. I need to know that we are NOT operating on her eyes when they aren't the real problem in the first place!!

The doctor is a very down to earth woman, who doesn't blow me off. She listened to me, and agreed with my reasoning. She said she would work her end on the MRI referral. Meanwhile, I am free to pursue having her seen by neurologist if I want to. If I choose to go that route, she will authorize the referrals.

I am going to call Bug's neurologist and see if he will see Peanut. I don't know that he will, he is a specialist in Epilepsy, and Peanut doesn't have Epilepsy. But I'm hoping that he will take her anyway just because he sees Bug and I don't really want to have multiple neurologists! IF Peanut DOES have Chiari, I KNOW I will insist that she see the same neurosurgeon. My thought right now, I would LIKE to have her seen by the neurologist to make sure there is someone who really knows what to look for when the MRI is done. Having someone I already have a rapport with would be nice too!

Well, I'm off for some much needed rest!!