A cockatoo called Horse

Yesterday was MRI day. DS was so anxious about having a cannula and a blood draw that he had a headache and broken sleep the night before. Ironically, he finally relaxed a bit just before the needle went in - those nurses sure know how to get him chatty and distracted!

The actual MRI went smoothly as usual. Waiting around for a neurosurgical Registrar to check the xray of his shunt valve was the hardest part for him. Arguing with the NS Reg over how many xrays were really necessary was the hardest part for me.

According to the oncologist (as usual, too early for the official report), things still appear to be stable. He did note that the cystic components of the tumour may actually be slightly smaller than last time. The solid part looks about the same as last time.

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