The all-good-news health updates

I wanted to give you all a quick update on our latest medical adventures.

Grayson went for a post-surgery follow-up appointment with the ENT (ear, nose and throat) doctor. The audiologist repeated the same hearing tests, and Grayson did remarkably well. His hearing is back to 100 percent, and all parts of his ears are working perfectly. The tubes will continue to prevent fluid from building up, so infections and subsequent hearing loss should not be an issue. The doctor was very pleased with Grayson's progress and responsiveness. He did bring up the possibility of an adenoidectomy in the near future. Grayson has another chest cold, and the doctor wants to monitor the frequency of these. We go back in six months. If he has remained chronically sick, we may schedule the surgery to remove his adenoids. If not, he will wait and do it at the same time as the second set of ear tubes. The doctor said that we shouldn't take his RSV diagnosis lightly. It could take a year to fully recover from it. And since Grayson has already had RSV twice and bronchitis twice, it's not surprising that he has lingering respiratory issues. But overall, it was great news! Our little guy is doing wonderfully.

As you know, my thyroid has not been functioning properly since Grayson was born. Today, I went to see an endocrinologist, Dr. Baum, at Medical City Dallas hospital. Turns out, there is a good reason that my primary care doctor couldn't figure out what was going on ... it's because there is absolutely no medical explanation for it. My body is healing itself, without medicine. To make a very, very long diagnosis easy to understand ... I'll just say that I am getting better. In my opinion, the entire conversation did nothing but prove the ever-present and powerful nature of our God. The auto-immune disease (Hashimoto's thyroiditis) is no match for prayer. He said that if my levels continue to decline, I will have no symptoms in about three months.   I go back in March for more blood work, but it looks like the first quarter of 2012 will start on a positive note.

Thanks for supporting us during a rough year. It's been a challenge  battling Kawaskai Disease, thyroid issues and Grayson's chronic illnesses. It's not surprising that when we asked Tyler what he wanted from Santa, he responded with "Tylenol." Ha!