Today was the boys' first doctor's visit. We had to delay it a little to get our favorite doctor. We had an earlier appointment but he went out of town at the last minute so we had to reschedule. Luckily we had an appointment for Alyssa the next week so the boys just took her appointment.
The boys kept the doctor entertained the whole time. They looked over his shoulder as he was typing on the computer, Caleb tried to tickle him, and they were they usual busy selfs. Heart, lungs, and overall general health looked good. Their tonsils are rather large which may require surgery down the road.
Jacob weighed 33.6 lbs and Caleb weighed 34.5 lbs. Jacob has gained almost 4 lbs since coming home and Caleb 2.5 lbs. Not surprising since they love to eat. We forgot to get the printout of all their measurements. I may be able to get it Friday. If so I will be updating this post.
Lots of labwork was ordered. Unfortunately our visit to the lab didn't go well. So many tests had to be run it had to split in half. Caleb was fairly easy and they were able to get what they needed for the first visit. Jacob went nuts and they had a difficult time finding a vein. They were able to get a little blood but not enough. We have to go back to the boys' doctors' office Friday because the nurse there wants to try herself. Caleb is definitely still the more laid back one while Jacob completely flips out. He will scream until you are done whether it is hurting hime or not.
The most concerning thing about both boys' health is the abnormal CT scan report we have from China. The wording is a bit confusing and if it is true it could mean surgery rather soon for Caleb. Praying it isn't accurate and no surgery is required. Tuesday, July 2, both boys will have sedated MRIs before we can be referred to an appropriate specialist. Need to see exactly what the problem is before it can be determined what the next steps will be.
This does not come as a surprise to us. We knew the boys both had an abnormal CT scans in China. Of course we are hoping it is inaccurate and their MRIs will show nothing wrong but we are prepared for that not to be the case. Since the boys were in a Show Hope Special Care Center we are thinking the information from China will be more accurate.
A couple of hours after our doctor's visit the social worker came to complete the boys' first post placement visit. She was here about an hour. The boys were their usual curious selfs and were very interested in what she was writing. Everything went well. One down, five more to go. Seems silly to have so many post placement reports now. Back when we adopted Grace I think only 2 were required. Oh well, we will do whatever it takes to bring them home and this was one of the requirements.
I will pray about the results of the MRI. Just checked your blog tonight so I do hope it went well and was not too traumatic for your boys. Dawson had blood drawn too - 1st attempt in his "little arm" was a bust. Waited a few days and had to have it drawn by a dr from his foot. It was difficult to hear him scream so! Waiitng on results!
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