vancesmommy
10-12-2006, 10:02 PM
First I want to say sorry for being out of the loop for the last week or so! The boys and I have been in Ohio for about a week now; Brian will be coming up next Thursday. We are both in a friends wedding on the 21st and my friend decided last minute to come down to GA and pick me up so I wouldn't miss the bridal shower and party. So anyways I have been busy. I have been reading and am thinking of everyone!
Now for an update on Vance... For those that don't know, our NS in GA and the PS that he works with both recommend that Vance has another complete reconstruction. With the major work being the brow area. Our PS in Ohio recommended that it be "evened out" with bone paste in Aug. The drs in GA don't feel that would be enough. Well I wasn't happy with the differences of opinions and wanted to run what the GA drs were saying by our PS in Ohio. I called his office Monday morning and he called me back around 8:45 Monday night. I told him what they said and he told me that what they wanted to do wasn't a wrong answer, just different. He said not all dr.s feel the same about using bone paste, and that it just depended on how aggressive we wanted to be. He reassured me that he personally knows our NS in GA and that he is a great surgeon who has plenty of experience with cranio. He recommended that I get into see our NS in Ohio while I am here just to get his opinion. I told him that our insurance wouldn't cover it and I couldn't afford an appointment, so he says "can I call you back?" “I’m going to make a few phone calls." So he calls me back about 10 mins later and tells me that our old NS will see us for no charge!! I absolutely love this dr.! He is really going out of his way to make sure I am comfortable with what ever decision we make. I have an appointment with the NS Monday and then will call Dr. Pearson (PS in Ohio) back on Tuesday and go over everything.
We did schedule the surgery in Ga, because unless the NS in Ohio feels strongly that he doesn't need that major of a surgery we will go ahead with it. So as of right now it is scheduled for Wednesday December 13th. His 2nd birthday is on Friday the 22nd followed my Christmas that Monday! Poor kid is going to have a rough holiday season! I was really comfortable being on "the other side" I didn't want to cross back over!!!!! I have a feeling it is going to be even tougher the second time around! Please keep us in your prayers. I will keep you updated!!!
Now for an update on Vance... For those that don't know, our NS in GA and the PS that he works with both recommend that Vance has another complete reconstruction. With the major work being the brow area. Our PS in Ohio recommended that it be "evened out" with bone paste in Aug. The drs in GA don't feel that would be enough. Well I wasn't happy with the differences of opinions and wanted to run what the GA drs were saying by our PS in Ohio. I called his office Monday morning and he called me back around 8:45 Monday night. I told him what they said and he told me that what they wanted to do wasn't a wrong answer, just different. He said not all dr.s feel the same about using bone paste, and that it just depended on how aggressive we wanted to be. He reassured me that he personally knows our NS in GA and that he is a great surgeon who has plenty of experience with cranio. He recommended that I get into see our NS in Ohio while I am here just to get his opinion. I told him that our insurance wouldn't cover it and I couldn't afford an appointment, so he says "can I call you back?" “I’m going to make a few phone calls." So he calls me back about 10 mins later and tells me that our old NS will see us for no charge!! I absolutely love this dr.! He is really going out of his way to make sure I am comfortable with what ever decision we make. I have an appointment with the NS Monday and then will call Dr. Pearson (PS in Ohio) back on Tuesday and go over everything.
We did schedule the surgery in Ga, because unless the NS in Ohio feels strongly that he doesn't need that major of a surgery we will go ahead with it. So as of right now it is scheduled for Wednesday December 13th. His 2nd birthday is on Friday the 22nd followed my Christmas that Monday! Poor kid is going to have a rough holiday season! I was really comfortable being on "the other side" I didn't want to cross back over!!!!! I have a feeling it is going to be even tougher the second time around! Please keep us in your prayers. I will keep you updated!!!