We met with Endocrinology on Monday, which turned out to be much more than expected. I was actually a bit embarrassed to even be having a follow up with that department. It seemed like most of the issues, primarily the breast buds, were decreasing. I thought, this will be so fast. I'll just go in, say "yep things are better" and then leave.
Unfortunately, the bone age test results were not as normal as I had originally understood. She had the test done at about 20 months and the results show her growth plates to be at about 30 months. What this means is that her ovaries are producing too much estrogen, causing some affects in her body that mimic puberty, which we have to stop. What we need to know from here is if it is her brain telling them to produce it or if it is the cysts, which we saw on her ultrasounds, that are producing that amount. We ended up staying for several hours to have an additional hormone test done, which we will hopefully get the results of next week. That test will tell us if it is her brain, although it is more likely that it is the cysts. We'll be continuing to track with this department as we decide what the best course of action is for keeping her young. :)
Thursday we met with Neurology regarding the possibility of seizures. Again, I went into this appointment with unrealistic expectations. I was really hopeful that they would send us away with a quick "nope, not seizures". Instead, they said we are probably correct and scheduled Aimee go come back next Thursday for an EEG. This is a fairly simple test, that she does not have to be sedated for (hooray!). They just hook her up to like 30 electrodes and check the brain wave/electronic activity in her brain. They said because she is severely developmentally delayed, no matter what, the test results will be abnormal. So we just have to hope that they can get enough information in this short test to see what kind of abnormal.
Of course, to top it off, they felt the need to inform us of all the detrimental affects and possibilities with seizures. Ugh. I know, they're just doing their job, but do I have to know all of that!?
We will go back in 2 weeks after the EEG to discuss the results. If it is seizures, we will then have to decide what type of treatment plan we want to pursue or are allowed to pursue. Really hopeful that we will be able to avoid medication.
On a happy note, we are so loving having my brother Isaac and his family in Washington again! We are very blessed to be close to them for this next season. Baby Valor will be here any day now!
Aimee loves her Auntie Jen and cousins!
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