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The past 24 hours have been quite a ride for Caden.  He had a rough night last night.  He ran a fever of about 103.5 and required an above normal amount of suctioning.  Caden has had an increasing amount of greenish secretions this week and the full fever (above 101.5) justified Sherry taking Caden in […]

The flu has caused pneumonia for Caden.  We are being admitted to MUSC Children’s Hospital.  I resisted at first but I am not 100% due to my tooth ache.  He looks good and seems to feel good.  However pneumonia is not something you want to play with when you are already fighting 104 plus fevers […]

For those of you who follow me or MrsOzz on Facebook you know that we have had a rough week. For the rest of you here is the scoop. Caden went to his immunologist on Monday. While there the doctor noticed signs of an ear infection and sinusitis. Caden is normally on a maintenance dose […]

The ENT procedures went extremely well for Caden on Tuesday.  Caden recovered well and did not even crash for an afternoon nap.  As a matter of fact, his physical therapist forgot that Sherry had canceled for Tuesday afternoon and she showed up on our doorstep at about 4PM.  Caden seemed to be wired for speed […]

Here is a quick update on Caden’s condition.  We decided to forgo the ER visit we were contemplating on Sunday.  Caden had a pretty good day on Sunday once he got up and started moving around.  Sherry took him to the pediatrician on Monday and he has been slowing improving.  We are still bunking int […]

We recently had visits with two of Caden’s doctors. The ENT visit was to discuss getting an ear tube replaced and potentially removing Caden’s adenoids. They will also get a culture of Caden’s sinuses and maybe even clean them out while he is under anesthesia. The ENT is waiting on us to schedule this one. […]

Caden has been battling fever for most of this week and congestion caused by a sinus infection has been lingering for what seems like months.  This weekend Caden popped a 104.5 fever.  The fever in itself is not normally a cause for alarm, but Caden had been on a full does of Augmentin since Wednesday […]

Swallowing is one of those natural instinct type of things for most people. I see it as sort of in the same category with blinking your eyes. Most people have to concentrate to keep themselves from swallowing saliva even for a few minutes. Try it! Try NOT swallowing for just five minutes. Use the kitchen […]

We took Caden in for a visit with the MUSC orthopedics surgeon on Monday. The official word on the MRI is that Caden’s spine is healthy. They did order an x-ray on Monday that revealed a slight progression in the scoliosis curve.  The new measurement is basically about 59 degrees which is up from 54 […]