Hospital day 6
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The Gurbal Fam
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The Gurbal Fam
Our biggest win to date- SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS!
the stents were placed in his nose, the pyriform aperture was corrected (the too tiny holes were made bigger), and the doctor confirmed that the rest of his airway looks very normal.
His work of breathing was immediately improved. Overnight, they struggled to balance his oxygen with (what we assumed) was pain and/or hunger.
Our main issue today has been trying to identify why he is breathing so fast. While he isn’t working as hard, he was breathing 80+ times a minute for most the night and morning. ENT said it’s possible the stents are actually causing this, since his nose is so small and is mostly occluded with the stents and his oxygen. Although it isn’t ideal, it’s possible his stents will have to come out early if they’re causing more harm than good. Since they are very beneficial for the swelling and tissue healing, the doctor doesn’t want them to come out unless we don’t have another choice.
It was a logistical process to find the best type of oxygen cannula to fit him. After MANY attempts, we found a new machine and a different type of cannula that works very well inside his stents.
He has spent the majority of the day resting with his new oxygen, sleeping sooooo comfortably on his belly. They’ve also increased his feeds in case it’s hunger driving his agitation.
Our primary goal is weaning his oxygen so that speech can begin working with him. He will have to re-learn how to drink from a bottle, since it seems he was choking on the majority of the milk from the bottle. ENT says the swelling should be at its worst today, so we’re hopeful a good night of rest on this new type of oxygen will propel us in the right direction.
Overall, he’s in a much better spot than he was in two days ago. The healing process is much slower than we want it to be, so we will keep praying for daily progress and love on him every chance we get.
Thank you all. 🩵
the stents were placed in his nose, the pyriform aperture was corrected (the too tiny holes were made bigger), and the doctor confirmed that the rest of his airway looks very normal.
His work of breathing was immediately improved. Overnight, they struggled to balance his oxygen with (what we assumed) was pain and/or hunger.
Our main issue today has been trying to identify why he is breathing so fast. While he isn’t working as hard, he was breathing 80+ times a minute for most the night and morning. ENT said it’s possible the stents are actually causing this, since his nose is so small and is mostly occluded with the stents and his oxygen. Although it isn’t ideal, it’s possible his stents will have to come out early if they’re causing more harm than good. Since they are very beneficial for the swelling and tissue healing, the doctor doesn’t want them to come out unless we don’t have another choice.
It was a logistical process to find the best type of oxygen cannula to fit him. After MANY attempts, we found a new machine and a different type of cannula that works very well inside his stents.
He has spent the majority of the day resting with his new oxygen, sleeping sooooo comfortably on his belly. They’ve also increased his feeds in case it’s hunger driving his agitation.
Our primary goal is weaning his oxygen so that speech can begin working with him. He will have to re-learn how to drink from a bottle, since it seems he was choking on the majority of the milk from the bottle. ENT says the swelling should be at its worst today, so we’re hopeful a good night of rest on this new type of oxygen will propel us in the right direction.
Overall, he’s in a much better spot than he was in two days ago. The healing process is much slower than we want it to be, so we will keep praying for daily progress and love on him every chance we get.
Thank you all. 🩵
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