Kyle, Oliver and I ventured over to see the amazing Dr. Green at U of M for another follow up and ultrasound today. Good news showed that while there is some fluid still in his neck mass, it has collapsed significantly. He scoped Oliver (He sticks a tiny camera through his nose down into his throat. Oliver hates this of course but it’s over quick!) He saw no signs of Oliver’s airway being obstructed right now.
We learned that while there is some major improvement, we probably aren’t completely in the clear on this and will likely have trouble when he gets a cold or illness since this is his lymphatic system. The mass grows proportionately to the rest of his body so even when he’s a bigger baby/kid it could still cause him problems (this is different than what we had understood before...it feels a little disappointing to know that it could effect him for a long time still. We thought as he grew, the mass stayed the same size and wouldn’t effect him as much. Not the case....it’s a confusing world talking and working with so many doctors!)
We have decided with our doctors to not treat it right now since he is not having any symptoms. We will do another follow up in August. They cleared us to travel so we are looking forward to some family time at table rock over the 4th of July!
He is FINALLY growing and on the charts in the 3rd percentile...we’ll take it! 😀
Thank you friends for asking and praying for him! We are grateful.
