Well time has come my not so little boy is asking for the revision that Dr. Phillips said he could do when and if Lucas wanted it.
A little update over the last many years. Lucas is now 13 years old, 12 years post-op this past September. They also started grade 8 in September.
The both of them have played hockey every winter over the last few years and are in their first year of U15 (bantams). He did end up with a minor concussion a few years ago from a collision into the boards, but has been good since. A couple sleepless nights then. Playing local or house league hockey the don't have the same risk as body contact or rep hockey but still a risk.
He also is navigating the world of braces!! When getting assessments done, the team noticed that he had craniosynostosis and put us in contact with the sick kids, Holland bloorview, orthodontics program that is covering most of his braces. This momma is very happy about that. His brother will be needing some but he's not quite ready for them just yet.
Aside from the normalcy of navigating life, new house, couple of tropical vacations, and new pets, nothing very significant happened.
Now last night he sends me a text, just before my shift is over, saying that he thinks he wants to have the procedure done to correct the pinching at his temples. Dr. Phillips had told us on his last visit, back in 2015, that if he ever chose to have his temples filled and scar revised it has to be his choice and that it could be done very easily in a minor procedure.
Now where I want him making his own decisions I feel that this decision could be happening because of some bullying. Lucas, he assures me that this is not the case but I can still suspect. He also tells me thay he's been getting lots of questions about it lately from friends and kids in his school about why his temples indent the way they do. He tells me that he explains to them what happened and that the other kids are then satisfied and move on. So I feel thay this could be the catalyst to this whole thing.
I placed a call to the craniofacial program at sick kids hospital this morning and hope to hear back from them soon to book a consultation appointment with Dr Phillips for the near future.
I just hope that he is satisfied with whatever he chooses for this.
