So, we went to Cook's. We saw Dr. Honeycutt. He was a very intelligent, very personable, and very respectful doctor. He broke the news to us as gently as possible.................
DEVIN DOESN'T NEED SURGERY!
Yes, he has "true Chiari". The cerebellar tonsillar herniation is about 9mm (Devin's brain pokes through the foramen magnum about 9mm, or almost 1 centimeter). But according to Dr. Honeycutt, Devin *is asymptomatic* as far as his Chiari goes. This means that the Chiari DOES NOT cause seizures. Therefore, we still have to follow up with the neurologist (on January 24th) to determine the cause of Devin's seizures.
BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE IN THE CLEAR!!
As far as the Chiari goes, we do a follow up MRI in 1 year. Then, if that's normal/unchanged, we do another in 2 years! Basically, we'll just be monitoring it to make sure the growth of the brain doesn't place any pressure on anything it doesn't need to....
SO THIS WAS THE **BEST** POSSIBLE OUTCOME!!!
Thank you all for your prayers.
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