Ellis going to Arnold Palmer for an MRI

Ellis had an MRI at Arnold Palmer on 6/14. His GI doctor suggested it before his scheduled endoscopy for 6/15 because of the "shaking" episodes. It was strange that Ellis' GI doc, Dr. Devendra I. Mehta, called at 9pm on Friday. After talking with Carrie about Ellis' history in preparation for the endo, Dr. Mehta ordered an MRI for the day before the endo. Unfortunately Ellis would have to be sedated which meant that he would need to not eat anything after midnight on Sunday. This wasn't too bad since he actually slept through the night on Sunday! Yeah!

The problem turned out to be that his MRI kept getting postponed with him still not being allowed to eat. Eventually his MRI was performed at 3pm. He tolerated the procedure and anesthesia well and was sent home with new food restrictions for the endoscopy on Tuesday of nothing by mouth after 5am.

When Carrie got to the hospital with my mom on Tuesday she was told that the radiologist found a minor issue with Ellis' pituitary gland but nothing else significant. Light bulbs went off since all of this started with Ellis stopping his growth after his 6 month well check and the pituitary gland has a significant role in growth but more on this later.

Rick