Well it was OK.
It took us two hours to get through instead of the usual one, due to horrendous traffic, so we were late.
We saw the neuromuscular specialist. Who thinks she doesn't have a neuromuscular illness but she has to go back for muscle tests in feb, which will be fun -she screamed through this appt.
He doesn't think she has Rett or anything progressive, but thinks she has a small head (apparently we have big heads and hers is average) which could mean a mild structural abnormality in her brain (altho her MRI was normal) which is probably caused by a chromosome defect (we are still waiting for the results of our blood tests to see if her abnormalities are just inherited from us).
He also says an autistic regression is to blame for her loss of speech and mortar skills, in his opinion.
He was very keen to tell us she'd never catch up and be like other kids, and also that they can't help her in any way. I remember reading on here that they are usually ultra pessimistic but it was quite hard to hear.
I asked a million questions about stuff I'd read so he probably thinks I fancy myself as an amateur doctor, but I am glad I asked them.
S it was good in a way to hear his opinion but still felt quite harsh, I don't know why these doctors just trot out things like 'your child's brain is too small' so BLITHELY.
