Tuesday, December 3, 2013

3rd time's a charm??

About an hour and a half ago, I got another phone call!  This little girl will be 2 on Christmas.  Her only need is "congenital cataracts".  Everything else looks great!  It's funny...when we started this journey, we were trying to adopt a girl who was completely blind.  After that fell through, we sort of retracted and decided that a child with some vision would be a better fit.  This little girl only has light vision.  I really don't know why, but I'm a bit nervous about the possibility of her not regaining any other vision.  I wish China would remove cataracts early!  If they had done that when she went into care, her vision would be fine!  The information I found online was incredibly vague about her situation.  It basically assumed you would have the infant and could get them removed right away.  Well, for those of us without that option, there isn't really any information about what her prognosis might be.  Thanks for nothing, internet.  :-\

I have called 3 different eye clinics before finally finding one that knew enough about the condition to actually talk to me about it.  The other 2 just referred me elsewhere.  Fortunately, this clinic seems amazing and isn't too far from us.  The Dr. who would see her is going to call me back after clinics so I can get a better idea of what her prognosis might be.  This is the most important phone call, IMO.  The pediatrician is supposed to call me back sometime today too, but I don't have a time for that.  They only flag I see in her other medical report is that her growth seemed to take a step backwards between 12-18 months.  I doubt she really shrank 3 cm in 6 months though.  It's much more likely that the measurements are just wrong.  Everything else is, as our agency said, rather boring.  Boring is good!  Nothing to report is always a plus after our previous situation!  ;-)  We have until tomorrow evening to decide whether to pursue her or not.  In the meantime, I will be talking with the pediatric ophthalmologist, the pediatrician, & my husband.  Lots of talking.... I will keep you posted!  Fingers crossed!!!

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