Please remember our little Caden in your prayers today. Caden will visit with the orthopedic surgeon in the early morning for a six-month follow up on the scoliosis diagnosis. Then Caden will have a Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) to test is swallowing ability. We will then have a visit with Caden’s ENT (Ear Nose and […]
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010It has been about 10 days since Caden got the cricopharyngeal myotomy. This surgery was preformed to divide (cut) the muscle that causes the UES (Upper Esophageal Sphincter) to squeeze closed. The surgery itself was completed as planned without any complications. Caden did experience some respiratory issues from being intabated (on the breathing machine) during […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Caden is scheduled for an MRI of his back and head on Thursday January 8th. This will require sedation and will let the orthopedic surgeons know if Caden’s spinal cord is healthy enough to undergo surgery for the scoliosis if required. Please keep Caden in your prayers this week as he is sedated for this […]
Great News from Cardiology Caden went for his 6 week post op check up with cardiology this week. The result was great. The nurse practitioner for Caden’s cardiologist said that Caden looked better than ever. The cardiologist said that he could not hear a murmur at all anymore. Caden was released to an unrestricted physical […]
We will see Caden’s cardiologist on the 20th of August. We have many outstanding questions and the list of procedures that Caden needs is increasing. Sherry and I felt that it might be best to just let you read the emails that passed between me and the cardiologist in the past two weeks. That should […]
We had a visit with the orthopedic surgeon today and we completed a 24 Halter monitor. Today is all about good news. Cardiology – Halter Monitor The Halter monitor was completed this morning. The really good news about the Halter monitor was that Caden did not have a single retching spell or a fever during […]