Tomorrow morning, Ben is going in for a brain MRI. The doctor is a little concerned about the rate that his head is growing and wants to make sure that everything looks normal so he ordered a brain MRI to be done. When Ben was first born, his head circumference was barely on the charts and then it went to the 25th percentile to the 50th percentile and so on. It is now in the 97th percentile. The doctor said it is probably normal and that he just has a big head but if there is a problem with it (such as fluid around the brain), the MRI will show it and the problem can be fixed.
The MRI will not hurt Ben at all and there will be no long-term effects. He will not even know what is going on since he will be sleeping during it. He isn't allowed to eat anything after midnight tonight except for clear liquids. The procedure will be done at the same hospital he was born at. It will be strange going back there after spending so much time there for 7 weeks. We will probably be there for 4 to 5 hours since it will take a bit of time to get him registered, for them to put him to sleep, then the actual MRI and of course, recovery time.
Please say an extra prayer tonight (and tomorrow) for Ben that everything goes well and that we get good results. I will update as soon as we know anything.
Thank you!
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