Thursday, August 27, 2009

It is Official...

Karter will be going in for a second surgery. I just got the call a few minutes ago. It looks like it will be sometime in November or December (we will know the exact date in a few weeks).

A few things to mention:

-Karter's SPECT scan was co-registered to his MRI and when the surgeon looked at it he said that it was clear that the seizures are coming from the right front lobe, where the first resection and all the EEG's in the past have pointed to. It appears that it does not go back into his motor cortex.

-This surgery will be the exact same as the first one, they will further resect the right front lobe. Because it is not in the motor cortex, Karter will not lose any motor/physical function on the left side, nor will he lose any peripheral vision in the left eye PTL!!!


I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. My first emotion is that of relief and happiness. We have waited so long, almost a full year, for an answer. Now that we have it, it just feel a little surreal. When Kelly (the nurse clinician) told me, tears welled up. I am not sure if they were tears of joy and relief or if they were tears of "OK here we go again". At any rate, we have prayed that the Lord would pave the way for Karter. And it has been our feeling all along that we wanted to proceed with a second surgery. So here we go - "I will thank you Lord for guiding our path, You are faithful!"

I will keep you posted when we hear the date and details. Please keep Karter in your prayers. Our biggest challenge will be keeping him healthy over the next months so that his lungs remain clear and that his body remains well. (an obvious struggle with Paige going to school and Karter going to preschool).

2 comments:

Lisa B. said...

Char, thanks for sharing this update. We'll be standing with you in prayer for Karter's health, amazing results to come from this surgery and strength for every member of the family during this time.

xoxo

Treena said...

We will be praying for Karter and your family as you walk through with the Lord leading every step of the way.