Sam had his appointment with the Neurosurgeon. I had worked a very intense night shift the night before and had been awake since roughly 10 PM the night before. I managed to stay awake until 2 PM that day!
Anyway, we reviewed Sam's MRIs. I saw his spinal constriction and it didn't look like the images I saw online of severe compression. The doctor recommended we repeat the MRI at 1 year unless Sam has symptoms of spinal compression. He said it wasn't something to be concerned about, we just need to follow it closely.
Sam's head circumference was 44.5 cms, which puts him solidly at the 50th percentile for achondroplasia. I plotted his head circumference from the last few times he was measured and he has been moving up the 50th percentile curve the past few months. Perfect!
I get the feeling he's staying at the 75th percentile or greater height-wise. His last measurement was 21.5 inches, which was 75-85th percentile. We'll see December 27th or so when he has his 4 month appointment.
Next up is PT on the 7th.
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