Great News!

Well, we were able to finally get to the neurologist for Ryan's 2nd MRI follow up visit yesterday. The day started out very rushed and irritating but when we were finally on I95 I took a deep breath said a little prayer to help us get through the day. We got to Orlando in time to stop for a cup of coffee for me as I don't like to have any before the drive or we will have to stop 20 times for potty breaks. (Okay, it's not like I have the time to make it before we are running out the door either but....)

We made it to Dr. Kojic's office right on time and only had to wait for about 15 minutes to get in to see her. The kids enjoyed the time playing with all the fun toys in the waiting room and I enjoyed that time drinking (okay, savoring) my coffee. I also didn't get a migraine and I believe it's because I was able to get a cup of coffee early and that the visit went so well. (and the traffic wasn't half bad; only one wreck on the way so traffic was only slowed down for about 10 minutes)

The really great news is that the neurologist was so happy with the improvement she saw in Ryan since our last visit. It's been about three months since she saw him last. He's been saying so many more words and not throwing up every time he gags on something. We discussed the neurosurgen's idea of another MRI in about six months and she's agreeing with us that if there are no changes we don't need to do it. She did recommend that we go back to see the neurosurgen in six months for a follow up but other than that we are done for another year!!

She says at this time she can't even give us a diagnosis of PDD. This is such great news!! She said looking back over the past six months that if she had to diagnose him at the beginning it wouldn't have been such good news. She thinks that by the time he's five and the services go away that he will be mainstreamed into regular classes with no problems. What a great day it was for us!!!