All Is Well

We have been very concerned about Devin this past week, but thankfully everything is fine. We were at breakfast last Saturday and Devin started shaking his head. What concerned us was that it would happen for a few seconds and stop. Then it would start up again and stop. We didn't know what was going on and were concerned that he might be having a mild seizure or something. But the good part was that he was completely alert and would continue going about his business when it stopped. We went straight from breakfast to the doctor (and of course it wasn't happening when we got there). The on-call doctor thought he looked fine and said to just keep an eye on him.

Then on Sunday night, it started up again. I took some video film of the head bobbing/shaking movement. Thank goodness our neighbors are doctors because I was beyond concerned about what was happening and they were very supportive at the moment I needed it. Devin really was great through all of this and just kept smiling as if nothing happened.

We went back to the doctor Monday morning and they didn't know exactly what the problem was, so they referred us to a specialist. Thankfully, we were able to get in with the pediatric neurologist on Wednesday morning. After a quick review of the film and Devin, the neurologist said that Devin was just fine. Phew!!!! He said that Devin has so much going on developmentally right now and that things like this can happen. He didn't really think the head movement was involuntary or neurological. I thought it seemed pretty involuntary, but who knows. Anyways, we were very relieved to see that the doctor was not concerned at all. He said to keep an eye on Devin and this movement thing should pass in a few weeks.

Since the appointment, Devin had just a few small instances, but nothing as major as before. We now know that it is not something to be worried about as long as it doesn't move to his arms or cause his eyes to glaze over. And thankfully, that has not been the case in the slightest bit. I think we are all much more relaxed now knowing Devin is just fine.