In the hospital

The stay in the hospital was comforting, The nursury took care of Ella and brought her over for feedings, they were very attentive and nice. The pediatrician came in today and informed us that after a closer examination, she suspects the swelling of the right cheek isn’t just that, a swelling but it might be a condition she called hemihypertrophy, where a part of the body grows more than its symetrical counterpart. The indication she said was that the right ear was also enlarged. This sounded very scary. She said she would like to conduct some more tests to see if the condition is confined to the cheek and ear. She suggested an ultrasound of Ella’s head and spine and wanted to call in the head of Neurology to examine Ella. More scary.

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