Texas Childrens Hospital:Jayda's first appt

Jayda had her first appt this week with Dr Gary Clark who is the chief of Pediatric Neurology at Texas Childrens Hospital.He was extremely nice and we felt very comfortable with him.He looked over the scans that PMH had sent but unfortunately they did not send complete scans so he was unable to get a good view of everything.What he could tell us is this.Jayda's internal carotid arteries are quite large and they are supplying ample blood flow to the brain for the time being.He said that the previous MRI/MRA that showed the high grade stenosis of her basilar artery could be a little deceiving as her ICA are suppling the blood from the front of her brain and that the MRI/MRA might think there is a blockage.He really didn't want to say to much until her MRI/MRA next week.We asked about surgery but he said this area of the brain is very difficult to go into and the risks are very high.We were also introduced to a pediatric stroke Dr and aspirin was dicussed and for now we will not put Jayda on it.Dr Clark was very happy with Jayda's development and surprised that she is walking her self around furniture.So we just have to wait until next week after MRI/MRA and things should be more clearer.