Results

On Thursday I found out the results from Rebekah's MRI. They are normal, which is a good thing. So now we are still just waiting until June to see what will be decided, Growth Hormones or what not. Thanks for all the prayers on our behalf, they definitely helped.

Rebekah update

I suppose it's time for me to update all on how things are going for Rebekah. Two items for the good news category: 1) the GI specialist decided there was nothing wrong in that field and Rebekah has been eating great for a few months now. 2) We have access to Bishop/Dr. Haymond and the Texas Children's Hospital here. Two items for the not so good news category: 1) Rebekah has to get an MRI next week, complete with general anesthesia to knock her out, to check her pituitary gland for any abnormalities. (The pituitary gland deals with growth.) 2) The results from the different tests done in December revealed that a) for bone age she is on the lowest end of the range (but still in the range, sort of) and b) her blood work revealed that her IGF1 levels are very low. IGF1 stands for Insulin-like Growth Factor 1. IGF1 mediates many of the growth-promoting effects of growth hormone and plays an important role in childhood growth. We have to wait a full six months to have her levels re-tested to determine in they are still low. Dr. Haymond will also determine whether or not Rebekah has grown enough at that time. If she has, than things are good. If she has not grown and her IGF1 is still low then she will be diagnosed with a Growth Hormone deficiency. At that time further testing would be done to determine exactly what needs to happen. Chances are she would end up getting a shot each day, similar to how a diabetic gets an insulin shot every day. This would last until she's almost an adult, or 'til she reaches adult height, I'm sketchy on those details right now.
So here's to hoping she can have a miracle and all will be well in five more months. I hope and pray each day that she will be fine, but if something is to be wrong I want it to be something that can be treated, even if it's by getting a shot every day.