We have a time for the surgery tomorrow. The show time is 9am in the MUSC main (adult) hospital surgery check in. The surgery will actually begin somewhere around 10:30. The surgery procedure will require an inpatient stay. The procedure being performed is called a sphinterplasty. It is expected to improve speech and swallowing. The ENT will likely be injecting botox into Caden’s UES (upper esophagus schpincter) muscle as well as into his saliva glands. We do not have many mechanical details on the schpincterplasty since it is a change of plans since our last ENT visit. We do know enough to expect the hospital stay last no more than 24-48 hours after the surgery. Remember, this is the kid who was home pulling himself up into a standing position 72 hours after heart surgery last year. By the way, I forgot to mention this little fact. As of this week, Caden has gone a whole year without being admitted to the hospital. The last hospital visit was for the pacemaker install, artery being divided, and ear tube replacement in mid-June of 2006. Praise God!
Prayer Requests
We ask that you please pray for the following things by simply asking, “Lord God, we pray for:
- Every medical professional’s hands to be guided by you Lord
- Complete whole body healing for Caden
- Peace of mind and comfort for Caden (it has been a year since the last hospital stay)
- Caden to be transferred into his own room quickly
- Protection for Caden against any viruses, bacteria, or infections, etc
- Rapid recovery without complications
- Peace of mind for Big Brother Riley (he will be with the Gollatz family)
- Peace of mind for Sherry and Hank
- Discernment for all involved in Caden’s care
In Jesus’ name! Amen”
Check out the previous post for some more cool pictures of Caden enjoying the tastes of some foods. You will see that he takes after yours truly with the love for sweet and salty. The picture in this post was taken Sunday night. Caden was enjoying licking the salt off of a homemade French Fry.