Round 2

Ember had her 3 year follow-up appointment last month. Here's the short version: Dr. Sami (pediatric neurosurgeon) thought another surgery would be in her best interest. She still has a lot of asymmetry, a nickel-sized hole in her forehead, and a large lump of bone at the top of her head. He was mostly concerned about the asymmetry but he said as long as they're in there, they may as well fix everything. So Dr. Sami sent us to see Dr. Shah (plastic surgeon) because Dr. Shah is the one who will decide when the best time for surgery is. -(wait a couple of weeks for the appointment)- We saw Dr. Shah and he said the best time is now - like within a few months. He took some pictures & said the tentative plan would be to rebuild her right orbit with a bone graft from the back of the skull, and to use (big word that means medical spackle)to reshape her forehead. He sent us to radiology for a CT scan. -(wait a couple of weeks for the appointment)- She had her scan on Friday and now we wait for the docs to look over it & make a surgery plan, then Dr. Sami's office will call us to schedule. It should be before the end of the year. Right now she's taking everything really well, she seems to love all the attention and she shows all of our house guests the photo album from the last surgery.