On Thursday Lauren went on her first field trip to the first floor of the hospital for her MRI. In order to stay still for the MRI they had to strap her into a baby straight jacket. It sounds a lot worse than it is because the moment they got her strapped in she stopped crying.
It was a very stressful day waiting for the MRI results, but that afternoon we sat down with the neurology team and her primary care team. They showed us the results of the MRI and talked us through each picture. About half way through the pictures they showed us an area in her left frontal lobe which had sustained a hemorrhage. They also found other areas in her brain that had suffered damage due to her hypoxic event.
At this stage they weren't able to give us much definitive information because they are not sure how the damage will affect Lauren as she grows. They plan on keeping her on anti-seizure medication for the first two months of her life as a precaution. We will also have to monitor her development very closely to see how her brain injury affects her development.
Overall we were not surprised by the MRI results, but want everyone to know that Lauren seems to be doing fine with all of her motor skills and feeding. She is basically acting like a normal two week old as far as we can tell. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers as these next couple of months will give us a better idea of the effects of her injury.
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