We took Bri to a consultation with a surgeon at Primary Children's Hospital today. The plan is to remove her gallbladder and appendix (not necessary for the appendix but because he is going to be in there and it could potentially cause problems he wants to take it out). There is a 50/50 chance that taking out the gallbladder will not take away the problem but that is something we are willing to risk at this point. You cannot tell if it is NOT her gallbladder unless you take it out, so instead of wondering if it is the problem or not we are taking action and hoping for the best.
The doctor was wonderful and talked with Bri very clearly. We are grateful that we were able to see him, especially since we basically called down and got an appointment with whoever we could and had no recommendations from anyone. The soonest he could schedule her surgery was for July 27th, so we have to wait seven weeks, but at least we have a date on the calendar!
He talked with us about all of the tests she has had done and she had not yet had a CT scan. The doctor wanted one done before the surgery and when talking with the nurse about scheduling she asked us if we had time today... um... sure... We spent the next few hours sitting in waiting rooms and having Bri drink some fluid that would show her intestines. She was terrified of the whole thing because she would have to endur another IV and she hates them. She was a trooper and in the end she was glad that we did it today and just got it over with.
Now we just look forward to July and hope we can have some fun this summer despite everything she is dealing with.
