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Mon 30th October
Day 784
2Y 1M 23D |
The rains stopped Nanna from vising today.
We did have some company though: we babysat a little ten month
old friend. Nathan was very good most of the time, but had his worst
tantrum yet when he got tired.
We also had a five word sentence, although we can't now remember
what it was.
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Sun 29th October
Day 783
2Y 1M 22D |
Today we went to visit Granny and Adrian in Wembley.
After lunch we went to "Fantasy Island", a children's activity
centre. Nathan had a great time. |
Sat 28th October
Day 782
2Y 1M 21D |
Nathan was standing around, larking around, when he
decided to put his football on the coffee table. He was a little too
far away so, while holding the ball with both hands, he took a step
forward. His first step and he doesn't know he did it. |
Fri 27th October
Day 781
2Y 1M 20D |
Granny came today. Nathan showed her how well he can
stand. After she'd gone home he managed to stand for 30 seconds, with
just a couple of reaches out to maintain balance. He laughed all the
way through. |
Thu 26th October
Day 780
2Y 1M 19D |
We went to the Cintra park Halloween party. The kids
were dressed up in scary costumes, and we played games. It was great
fun. |
Wed 25th October
Day 779
2Y 1M 18D |
Today we went to the doctor to ask about the lad's eczema. The
doctor explained that the redness on Nathan's legs was caused by
an infection. He's prescribed "Oilatum plus" which contains
an antiseptic. We're also going increase the number of times we
apply emolient (Epaderm) from twice to three times daily. It's not
a big problem, but it's a bit itchy for the lad.
In the afternoon we went to Bekonscot
model village with some friends. Nathan really enjoyed it, especially
the trains, whichh run all the way through the village.
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Tue 24th October
Day 778
2Y 1M 17D |
Today we went back up to the John Radcliffe for Nathan's check
up. At his last inspection the
surgeon said that one of the testes had not dropped and that surgery
might be necessary.
Well it's still up there, and so the surgery will be scheduled
for sometime at the end of the year, or in the new year.
The reasons (that I can remember) for doing the operation are as
follows.
- Fertility will be affected by having the testes too high in
the scrotum. It may be that the testes is already damaged, but
the lad will still be fertile enough with one
- The probability of a tumour would be increased (fortyfold, from
very slight to slight) if the operation is not done.
- The testes will be better protected from damage if it can swing
out of the way if kicked.
- Cosmetic - Nathan would be different at school.
The operation would be done in the morning, with an overnight stay
in the best case. The procedure is to divide and remove the fibres
that prevent the testes from descending.
The worst case would entail three or four nights in hospital. The
operation itself should take forty five minutes.
In the worst case Nathan would have the testes attached to stitching
which would exit the scrotum, and be attached to his leg for a few
days. Nathan would be under strict bed rest in this case. This would
happen if the testes did not descend by themselves. It is not expected
that the lad would have to undergo this treatment, but it's the
worst that could happen.
On a lighter note the lad uttered a four word sentence: "Open
the curtains daddy".
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