Uh oh, Ming needs surgery
 
Ming
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Well, this is not the post I had hoped to write about our adoption adventure, but such is life. We returned yesterday from taking Ming to see Dr George Jallo, Director of pediatric Neurology at Johns Hopkins. We took her to see him because she has a mild form of Spina Bifida that caused the abnormality of her foot (clubfoot).
We were hoping to get confirmation that her Spina Bifida was not to be any further issue. However, Dr. Jallo took one look at Ming’s wobbly gait and told us that she has Tethered Cord Syndrome and will need surgery ASAP to prevent neurological deterioration. In the simplest of explanations, Ming’s lower spinal cord is stuck when it should be able to move freely, so surgical intervention is needed to un-tether her cord.
Dr. George Jallo
However disappointing this news is, we couldn’t be in better shape with Ming’s medical care. US News and World Report ranks John’s Hopkins #1 in Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Dr Jallo is Director of that department. We are also lucky that we are equipped with 2 very good family medical insurance policies that will likely cover most, if not all of those top ranking medical services. Phew!
Ming’s surgery is scheduled for September 18th.
September 12th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
sending you peace and good thoughts as you prepare for ming’s surgery,
Karin
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