THE SUBDURALS ARE GONE!

We saw the neurosurgeon today and he confirmed that the subdurals are gone and it is our choice if we want to remove the shunt or not. We most likely will after things calm down at work for Ben. Even though she'll have to be put to sleep to take it out, we don't want to have to worry about it getting infected or malfunctioning. I am a little concerned that the subdurals will come back but he said that even if they did, she would need a new shunt, so I think it just makes since to take it out. And although he swears that it shouldn't bother her the way it curls in her neck, I will not be convinced of that. How could it not bother her? He also took a little time to explain the MRI to me. He said basically everyone has grooves in their brains, but Hannah's grooves are deeper then "normal". He said he would be interested to see how the neurologist follows up with this, because the neurosurgeon feels like that information might lead to a "better diagnosis or some information about prognosis". Finally someone who actually explained somethings in English and thinks there is more to the story then what the other DRs are looking at. I love our neurosurgeon DR WILLIAM BOYDSTON. He's the best.
We decided to try the antibiotic that the GI had suggested. I talked to Hannah's ped. and she felt like it would be a good thing to try. She said new studies are showing that it not only helps things move faster out of the stomach but that it also helps tighten the tone of the lower esophagus to keep things down. She suggested trying it for a week or two. She said if it really upsets her stomach or doesn't help the reflux then stop using it. I gave her the first dose tonight. Please pray that it will give her some relief from the reflux.
Hannah seems to be moving a lot more lately. She's even looking to the left some. On Saturday she held her bottle all by herself for several minutes until it was gone. Everyone tells me I need to celebrate the little things, so WEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO for Hannah! I'm proud of you girl!