Altered Gait or Altered State?

I don't really have any updates since the last post, just that the bone marrow biopsy is scheduled for November 22 at 2:30pm in Oakland. Yep, that is the day before Millie's 7th birthday and 2 days before Thanksgiving.

We were unable to schedule something sooner due to the anesthesiologist's schedule, so we are just waiting in limbo to hear news of these irregularities showing on the bone scan.

The orthopedist/tumor specialist reiterated yesterday that he feels strongly that what we are seeing in the scans are "stress reactions based on altered mechanics of her gait".

I have been tremendously frustrated and blue for the last week, as I have personally viewed 3 previous bone scans in times when she was favoring her right leg, and have never seen these "irregularities". Yet I am trying to remain positive and confident that we'll get an "all clear" message on Millie's birthday next week.

Speaking of Millie's birthday- I thought I would post a link to her birth story. I posted it years ago on Mothering.Com, and you can still find it. This girl has a power evident from her first moments. Here is the link: http://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/461804/unexpected-unassisted-homebirth-just-baby-and-me