We saw both Carter's neurosurgeon and cardiologist this week. The good news is, we had great check ups at both. His heart looks great and we don't need to go back for 6 months. Dr. Muhonen (neurosurgeon) said his shunt is working perfectly. However, the bad news is, Dr. M. recommends Carter wears a cranial orthotic (helmet) to reshape his head. Because of the extra time he had to spend on his back recovering from heart surgery and his delays in sitting and rolling, his head has gotten too flat in the back and he's worried it'll put too much pressure on the shunt. So on Thursday we went to get fitted for the orthotic. He'll have to wear it 23 hours a day for 4-6 months. And to top things off, we found out that insurance won't cover it because it's considered "cosmetic." Awesome. Exactly what I wanted to spend our tax return on.
So it was a little bit of a frustrating week. But I'll focus on the fact that the check-ups were positive. We'll take a helmet if it means no more brain surgery for a while.
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