Monday 1/26/2009
Posted Jan 26, 2009 11:24pm
Today has been a great day for both Travyn and I. Travyn woke up content as can be. At 3:00 pm Travyn went into surgery. They performed a Spinal Tap, Bone Marrow Biopsy and put in his Central Line. That all went really well as expected. We will have the results on wednesday. While He was sedated they Performed a "Auditory Brainstem Response Hearing Test" An ABR is used with people (especially children) when conventional testing cannot be done. This testing is usually done while the child is sedated, because the child must be completely still for the testing to work. For the ABR testing, a clicking sound is delivered to the child's ear and the brain responds and is recorded for a narrow frequency range of hearing. When compared with the extensive range of human hearing, the range of this test is somewhat narrow. However, the area that is tested is one of the most common areas for hearing loss.
Travyn's results came back and wern't so good. In his Right Ear he has moderate hearing loss. Normal conversations may sound like a whisper. The doctors said that its probable that his hearing will come back once the swelling of his brain decreases. On his Left Ear he has severe hearing loss. He will not hear any spoken conversations without the use of hearing aids. But the doctor said that since we have seen very minimal facial movement and expressions on his left side he thinks it has to do with where the tumor was and the swelling on the brain stem, and as the swelling decreases he will regain his Hearing and movement to his face.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT EVERYONE!!! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOX
PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!!! TRAVYN WILL BE STARTING HIS FIRST CYCLE OF CHEMO TOMORROW.
LETS GO BABY, WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT THIS!!!
MOMMY AND DADDY LOVES YOU TRAVYN AND WE WILL BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE THROUGH THIS ALL. YOUR OUR FIGHTER, OUR HERO AND OUR INSPIRATION.