First of all, Caden is doing great. All his scares have healed from the June heart surgery. Caden and Riley have got to go to the water park twice in the past week an a half. They both absolutely loved it.
The main purpose of this post is to ask for prayer for us this week. This past Wednesday Caden had a six week post surgery checkup after getting the pacemaker. The tests run on the pacemaker itself went fine last Wednesday. The doctors and the technician did not get expected results when trying to pace Caden’s heart with the pacing device. The device was reporting that it was sending the signal, but Caden’s heart rate did not rise as they expected. They sent us home on a halter monitor which we hand delivered back to cardiology the next day. They said it would be the first of the week before the data could be analysed. This whole event has led the cardiologists into have discussions with the surgeon concerning the pacing lead. The lead was x-rayed and found to be in the proper place and without damage. The heart surgeon was out of town last week and we were told to expect a call early this week to hear what they recommend as a next move.
Caden also had his first swallow study since the June surgery when the artery was removed from protruding into the esophagus area. It was one of the best swallow studies he has had yet. It was not good enough for the feeding therapist to recommend feeding him by mouth for anything other than therapy right now. We will be meeting with the craniofacial team on the 15th to hear what they have to say.
Please pray specifically for Caden to be healthy with a fully functioning heart and digestive system without a need for any surgeries, procedures, pacing devices, or any other medical equipment. We have all seen what God does when we ask in prayer and believe.