What to do....

We went back to Dr. Riva yesterday for Sadie’s check up. We discussed our options based on the results of her chest x-ray. We had the x-ray done after our appointment, and should get the results today or tomorrow. If the chest x-ray comes back with the spot still there then we will be done a “sweat test”. For the sweat test we go to St. Francis, put a patch on her arm for a couple of hours to make it sweat, check the salt content in her sweat and that will determine whether or not she has cystic fibrosis. They are checking for it because of her frequent infections in her lungs. There are two other tests that Dr. Riva wants to perform, but Craig & I aren’t quite on board. She would like to do a CT scan and a bronchoscope. For both of these procedures Sadie would be put under. We are worried about the amount of radiation that she would receive from the CT scan and just the risks alone of being put out with the medication. If we do decide to have these procedures done and Dr. Riva finds that something didn’t form right in Sadie’s lung, then she would have to remove the imperfection. That’s a little scary too. So we have some decisions to think about and make. No fun…. I’ll keep you all posted when we get the results of her x-ray.