We have a week of medical appointments going on. DDs paed referred her to a neurologist, who we saw today. He wants to see her in about 3 months time and we have to go in next week for some blood and urine tests, which I wasn't expecting. He was also going to refer her to a physio, OT and speech therapist but when he examined her he said that he would probably get shouted at for wasting their time, as DD is developing so well . They also want my GP or HV to measure her head every 2 weeks . His view is that IF she does have problems, it is hugely to her advantage to catch them early. I guess it gives me a good way of coping with the fact that I would really rather not know about her brain abnormality and would never had known had I not opted for such a medicalised pregnancy.
We're seeing hte paed tomorrow.
So although we will be spending a lot more time with doctors than I would like, I can't fault the care they are giving us and when I imagine some of the heartbreak that must go on at the children's hospital, I realise that I am incredibly lucky indeed (cue to a soaring crescendo....)
Actually, Pagpuss, I thought of you as we were being seen at Alder Hey, round the corner from the cardio clinic.
Well that's my little musical moment for the evening. I'm sneaking off to bed - sneaking so the local thugs, temporarily in the guise of trick or treaters, don't realise we are in
I was talking to a friend about canapes for DD's christening and we spent the time sniggering about the idea of serving up pigs' trotters in madeira (one of the recipes we found)!
Harriett - your alcohol e-mail was incredibly helpful. You are a genius and a star