Cooper had his 6 month check up and here are the stats:
23.7 pounds which is off the chart
26 ¼ inches tall which is in the 50th percentile
So- just like Miley was, short and fat!
Developmentally he is doing great! Very strong and everything looks wonderful.
The only issue we are continuing to have is his left teste still hasn’t descended completely. At birth it was nonexistent and within two weeks it dropped to his groin area and it’s been sitting there ever since. Dr. Heilman is thinking that it must be stuck. I did some research on what that means and it said that his canal could be too short or blocked. A very minor surgery is done to correct those issues. They say that this is more common than you might think, especially with early babies. Cooper was two weeks early and it took two weeks for it to drop out of his abdomen. We are waiting to hear back from the scheduling office to see a specialist from the U of M. With further reading they say that some doctors like to wait until 1 year to see if it will drop further but in my mind it’s been sitting in the exact same spot for 6 months and it doesn’t appear to want to move any further and I’d like to get this taken care of as soon as possible before he gets mobile. I can’t imagine having to keep a 1 year old from grabbing at it and making him sit still for two days. Many parents have posted their experiences with this surgery and they say that their little guys hardly made a peep during the entire process and healed very quickly and very well and it was 100 times harder on the parents then it ever was on their son.
Dr. Heilman highly recommends the doctor we are going to see, Dr. Schukla (I believe is what he said or something like that). He said he is really good at explaining things and answering questions and has really good bed side manner. I said, then that is the doctor for me! We will first go in and meet with him and they will do a full exam on his testicle to see if they can see what the hold up is and from there we will determine the best plan of action. It is important to get this taken care of as soon as possible because the longer it sits up in his groin the chance of infertility and/or cancer will increase. I’ll keep you posted.
He's such a happy boy! He didn't even cry after the first shot and bascially just got mad for 30 seconds after the next two. So strong! And those chubby thighs help too!
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3 comments:
Mindi...Aaron had that same issue. If I remember correctly, he was about two when he had his surgery. A specialist that came to CF, Dr. Love, did his surgery. It was outpatient and we were home before noon the same day. They made a small incision (about 1/4") at the site of the testicle and with a scope put it down in the sack and tack it down there with a stitch inside. He did really well and it didn't seem to effect him (pain wise) at all. If you'd like to talk to me about it...that would be fine with me.
Wow! What size clothes does he wear? Your arms must be really strong!
Arica is only 20 lbs at 17 months.
It nice to know that he isn't the only kid with that problem and it can be fixed. Hard for a parent to have their baby go through surgery though. Hang in there. Too bad it wouldn't happen on its own.
I wonder if you'll be going to the same place Landon did, to have his done. In and out the same day!
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