My DS was v ill and had emergency liver transplant last year aged 13 months. He had lots of complications and took a long time to recover, but now (aged 2) is doing quite well and has caught up physically with his peers. But we were worried about his speech and he?s just been assessed by paediatric development dr who has referred him for speech & language assessment and also wants to see him in 4 months to check other development is progressing. Dr was concerned about small head circumference, but I?m not sure what this means or what implications are for future ? anyone with any experience of this?
Am glad that we?ve been listened to this time (took 8 appointments with GPs before his liver failure was diagnosed, then was an emergency & nearly too late to save him), and am glad he will get the help he needs. Just am upset that he needs help as he was always ahead with development before he was ill and everything came crashing down. It?s the anniversary of his admission to A&E next week and I have lots of bad memories of that time and feeling v emotional about everything because of it. Sorry from long ramblings, just needed to let some of it out?