New Year Update

Far too long since I updated, and Hannah is still doing great! Her clinic visit to the local hospital in November was a slightly mixed bag. We had the first ever completely normal bloods, which was very exciting, and Hannah was on 75th centile for weight and height! Unfortunately her liver was enlarged again, which it hadn't been in the summer (a bit mysterious, but I suppose may be down to how she is growing)but at least that gives some explanation for her big belly.

Shortly after that Hannah took part in a "Diploma of Child Health" exam at our local hospital, where the candidates were invited to examine her abdomen, given a few basic facts, and to name the likely diagnosis. She even got paid! I welcome this sort of opportunity, to help to educate others about paediatric liver disease.

Day to day, Hannah is doing very well indeed. Her development is bang on target, and she still has a very sunny personality, except when she doesn't get her own way! The only problem she has is with fairly mild itching, and I am wondering whether a change in meds may be necessary. She has almost completed a hectic vaccination schedule, the last one is the MMR on Jan 25th, and we also have to hope that her Hep B took, we shall find out about that when she has the MMR. So I am hoping we may have a 'non-medical' stretch following this until her next local appointment in May, and Birmingham in the summer.