Dr. Magge, the NS (short for neurosurgeon) from Children's National in DC called us back yesterday but I was preoccupied putting Talon down for a nap. He left a voice mail saying that he hadn't forgotten about Logan and that he had the disk of images to review with his associates later. Its nice to have a doctor that shows some kind of concern for us. The first NS we saw said he would review it as well, we never heard back.
This morning at 8:30 I received another call from Dr. Magge saying that he spoke with another member of the practice who deals with a lot of these types of cases. That NS also recommends the surgery to be within the next few weeks. He gave us a list of a few possible dates to choose from but said the scheduling coordinator would do all of the actual scheduling and run our insurance to see if its covered or at least partially covered (fingers crossed). The first date option was August 30. I nixed that because September 3rd is Dannys birthday/Labor day bash/Talons early birthday party. The next (possible) dates are September 6th and September 13. Thats so close. If we go with one of those dates we still have to go to DC a week ahead of time for blood work and consent forms (terrifying). That means this process could start as early as August 30. Thats only 2 1/2 weeks away.
Danny and I are going to sit down and talk more just to make sure we're ready to go ahead with this. Its so nerve racking and overwhelming thinking that its up to us whether or not our sons skull and brain get sliced at.
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I couldn't even imagine having to make that kind of decision. You and Danny are two of the strongest people I know. You have been through so much with this and I commend you for being able to hold it together and handle it the way you have. Like always, you guys will be in my thoughts.
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