Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Carter's Doctor Appointment

So we headed up to Boise yesterday to get Carter's lump check out. He was born with a lymphatic tumor/cyst right on his left breast. After getting is checked out a few times they said it was harmless and may even go away. But as he has grown so has the lump so we were anxious to get up there and see what the doctor had to say.
I had the day totally planned out, we were going to go to the zoo, eat out, go to the doc, and then go shopping. Well, let's just say it didn't really go according to plan, we wanted to make it to our appointment on time so we didn't want to go to the zoo before and be rushed. So we got to the Pediatric Center and waiting for OVER 2 HOURS! It was awful, No one seemed to know where the doctor was or when he would get there. Our apt was at noon and he came in the room at about 2:15. JJ and Carter were seriously going crazy, they were both crying and hungry.
So the doctor made it sound like the lump has changed and is going to be much more complicated to remove. The cyst has vessels that have spread and will continue to spread into his muscle and tissues on his chest there. And where the actual lump is at makes it a lot harder to do a surgery with out major scarring and problems in that area. So to make a long story short, the closest place to go to get it checked and treated, and removed would be Porland, and it's going to cost a pretty penny because we would have to go back 3-4 times.
LUCKILY it's not a threat to his health right now. I don't want my kid getting made fun of cause he has one boob, so when he gets closer to school age is when we will have to seriously consider our options, and hopefully by than more doctors will be able to do it.
SO, despite the long wait and news at the doctor we were still able to get to the zoo, just in time for the day to warm up to 91 degrees. But it was still fun. Here are a few pictures of the day.







6 comments:

Curtis and Whitney Giles said...

That stinks about the lump and waiting at the doctor for 2 hours!! Poor Carter. Glad you could finally get to the zoo and have some fun.

The Funky Bunch said...

Wow, sounds like a crazy day. That's too bad the lump just didn't go away. That's insane that the only place to get it taken care of is all the way in Portland!!

The Hardy's said...

what a day! sorry about your little guy, looks like you had fun at the zoo though.

a-anderson said...

Fun pictures at the Zoo. I love the one of you and JJ in the eggs. I think you guys should get a second opionion on Carter. Maybe you can in Utah when you visit your family.

Heather Brinkerhoff said...

what a LONG Dr. visit, I also think a second opinion is not a bad idea. Keep us posted!

Mandi said...

Gilly, that is so crazy about Carter. Jay is so similar! Why would you have to go to Portland? Jay will have his 3rd treatment on Tuesday, and they seem to be going semi ok. They are doing sclerosis inside. I don't know why you couldn't go to Primary Children's Hospital. They are so great and our radiologist and surgeon is absolutely amazing! We need to talk about our boys boobs!