Surgery is schedule at 6:15AM to repair Caden’s VETR Rods. Caden has been experiencing significant pain related to the spot on his lower back near the waist line. (See photo) The surgeon will replace the brace attached to Caden’s pelvis and adjust the rods as much as possible based on Caden growth since the rods […]
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Monday, January 17th, 2011Caden has been out of the hospital for three days following his scoliosis surgery and we are finally getting back to “normal”. Life is a somewhat new normal for our family for at least a season, but normal none the less. Caden has come out of this scoliosis surgery with a much slower recovery than […]
Caden’s day was not so smooth, but his night has been great so far. He did have a fever again, but the doctors have finally agreed to add an antibiotic to treat sinus and ear infections as well as pneumonia. They are now giving Caden Rocephin via IV. There is no diagnosis of pneumonia, but […]
Caden has been moved out of the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) into a regular private room (new wing) of the MUSC Children’s Hospital. That is the good news. The bad news is that he popped a 102.6 fever this evening. His heart rate has been very high as a result. There has been no […]
Folks who have been to our house lately have met Caden’s Skunk. It is a stuffed animal he chose from the gift shop during a trip to the SC Aquarium. The skunk actually went to the operating room with Caden today. The skunk even got his own ID bracelet. It was very cute. Now that […]
Tuesday is the big day. Caden is scheduled for another major surgery this week. He will be getting VEPTR rods placed in his back on both sides of his spine. These rods will be attached to the rear of his rib cage at the top and to his pelvis on the bottom end of the […]
We took Caden to see the pediatric orthopedics clinic at MUSC this past week. We ended up having the discussion that we expected, about surgery. The x-rays taken on Monday showed that Caden’s scoliosis curve has progressed to 73 degrees up from 68 degrees in March. Passing the 70 degree mark was a mild stone […]
Caden has been referred to the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Caden’s local ENT (Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery) specialist has reached the end of his tool belt in terms of treating the swallowing challenges that Caden has battled since birth. Caden will be six years old in just a few […]
Caden may have aspirated this week during a choking incident. Late morning Wednesday I was sitting at the kitchen table while Caden played on a blanket in the family room with some Legos. Sherry was in the garage cutting JJ’s hair and Riley was in the play room. All of a sudden Caden jumped up […]