We finally had a nurse last night for the first time in over a week. This was the same nurse that we have had for one night per week for quite some time now. The nursing agencies we are working with continue to strike out with getting staff for us.
Caden is doing pretty good considering the amount of reflux he has had lately. His number of reflux episodes per day continues to be higher. It has been a solid two months since we saw a 24 hour period without Caden having reflux. He is actually averaging more like six episodes per day now which is up from an average of about four per day just a few weeks ago.
We have been told that Caden will be the first scheduled pediatric surgery on Monday morning at MUSC. We will not get a check-in time until tomorrow, but we expect it to be around 6 or 6:30 AM on Monday. Please keep Caden in your prayers especially on Monday morning. The surgery will NOT be laparoscopic like we originally thought. They will perform the Nissen Fundoplication as an open abdomen procedure. Caden is expected to be in the hospital for approximately two to four days as a result of this surgery.