MRI/CT

I received a call yesterday from Boys Town and Briggs MRI/CT has been scheduled for February 4th. This appointment is a milestone for us!! We learned that he would need to complete this step in order to receive cochlear implants back when he was only 2 months old and 7 more months felt like an eternity but of course time flew by and here we are with a date. We also knew that once his MRI/CT is complete, if everything checks out fine, then all the paperwork will go to insurance to await approval and we'll potentially be 1 month from surgery. Keep in mind that Nick and I found out there could be a potential hearing loss the day he was born, when he failed his newborn hearing screening. Of course we were told it was most likely equipment failure in the nursery or amniotic fluid in his ears from coming through the birth canal and of course I believed the professionals (Nick not so much, but I did) and no family history and Nick and I and Elli all hear so why wouldn't I believe them. As time has gone by REALLY fast I've just been so anxious to get him implanted so he can finally hear my voice!! That has been the hardest part for me! Boys Town informed us that Briggs is the youngest baby they've had that has been diagnosed, fitted with hearing aids AND found out the cause. SO I am very relieved to have the MRI/CT scheduled - it is the LAST step before surgery so this means we're getting SO close!! Briggs will need to be sedated and what I am most nervous about is him being hungry before it and me not being able to feed him, BUT we will get through it and I'll just pray he won't need to eat. We are to be at Children's Hospital at 8:30am and they will take him back and prep him for the anesthesia and his MRI and CT are scheduled for 10am. That will take about 45 minutes and then he'll be in recovery for about an hour. After he is released we take the scans and head over to Boys Town Hospital to consult with his surgeon. Briggs has Connexin 26 which has nothing to do with the anatomy of the ear or anything anatomy wise in the head so everything should check out fine. Please start praying though because I have been dreading this from the beginning. We've gone through so much and completed all the steps for his implants and everyone says he is a perfect candidate with it being the Connexin 26 but the MRI/CT is what makes that decision and they have to do it as close to surgery as possible so I just hate to think about possibly being let down when we're so close! I could have posted this later since we're about 7 weeks from February 4th but I was too excited!