Most of you know that Addy has a birthmark called an hemangioma on her left eye. (You can really see how it hangs over her eye in this picture. It doesn't always look this bad.) When she was five months old an ophthalmologist gave her a steroid shot to shrink it but unfortunately by the time she was one we could tell it was growing back. At her most recent eye doctor appointment, they determined it was getting in the way of her vision and that we needed to treat it again. She sent us to an eye lid specialist down at OHSU to determine the treatment. We had our appointment yesterday and the doctor wants to try putting Addy on blood pressure medicine. Strange... I know... but I guess they have found that it reduces the hemangiomas with less side effects than the steroids and it is less invasive than surgery. We have an appointment with her pediatrician on Friday because he wants to monitor her blood pressure while she is on this medication. We are excited about this new option and are hoping it works without any hitches. We will keep you posted on her progress.
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We think you're cute either way Addy! Hopefully the treatment goes well though :)
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