ENT update

Julia had her appointment with the ENT today. The Dr. said that visually, the nose looked good both inside and out. BUT... With kids her age it is a tough call because there could be a slight deviation that he really cannot see that will only get worse as they age and the nose/face grows. They only way to know for sure is to get a CT scan of her nose. An X-ray is not precise enough, a CT will show a difference of just millimeters. They wanted the CT scan done today.

We go to the schedulers office to schedule the CT and get approval from insurance. She asks me if I think Julia will lay still for 10 minutes for the CT scan. I laughed at her! Julia does not even lay still for 10 minutes when she is sleeping, there is NO way she will do it during the CT scan. So this meant they were going to have to sedate her. I was not thrilled about that, because I don't react well to sedation, but the test needed down.

It is finally is our appointment time, after Julia crying around lunch time because she was hungry and was not allowed to have anything to eat or drink. Once we got to the hospital, she forgot about being hungry. Luckily, we did not have to wait long.

We get led to the CT room and the nurse explains that the CT only takes 3 minutes and that at her age they can sometimes get by without having to sedate them. So she was going to try it first without sedation, and if Julia was too wiggly, they would sedate her. The nurse told Julia if she laid really still, that she would get a big surprise. The nurse wrapped her up and put the lead blanket on her. The whole time she was explaining the process to Julia, Julia did not twitch a muscle! Julia did not move during the whole scan. YEA! We did not have to sedate her. Because she was so good, the nurse gave her a princess wand and a princess headband. They also gave her some graham crackers and juice since she was so hungry.

I had explained to her this afternoon about the CT scan process, so she would not be scared of it and the big machine. It really helped. She knew what to expect, so it was not as bad. She did say it was a little scary going into the tube.

Should hear tomorrow if surgery is necessary. If so, it will probably be done on Friday. The ENT ensures me that Friday is still within the time frame of it being fixable.

Oh, the coolest part was that Jerrod and I were allowed in the CT room with Julia (with lead aprons on), so we got to watch the computer screen of the scan of Julia's head. We got to see inside of her head! Sure, we are geeky parents, but we thought it was really neat.