1-9-11 CT Results

It took a very long time to get the results of Dean's CT scan partly due to the holiday, but also because the radiology department at the local hospital neglected to send them to Dr. Ahn. But happily, the scan showed that he is healing fine! Dr. Ahn said that everything looked great in the scan. I asked if there were any soft-spots left behind where the dissolvable plates had been (this is a concern because if the scull does not re-fuse then bone grafting surgery must take place.) He said something to the affect of, " I don't know what you're feeding him, but all of the bones have already fused back together!" I think I'll give God the credit for that rather than the large quantities of baked beans that Dean loves to eat. So, this has of course been a huge relief to me! At his last post-op visit the measurements showed that his head had not grown any wider, and Dr. Ahn said we would measure that again at his 1 year follow-up in April. My prayer is that this last issue will also be resolved with God's help, and that we are able to put all this behind us. Dean is still going to therapy which I hope will continue to speed up his total recovery and healing. Thank you for your continued prayers! It is so good to be at this point of recovery.