Great news today! First, after my post yesterday it was like a miracle (thank you for your prayers!), and baby Audrey stopped choking on her spit. Kept her close beside us all night just to make sure, but she didn't have a single episode. Then, her esophagram this morning showed her leak is fully healed! We will see Dr Downey tomorrow morning and he is already planning to authorize her picc line being pulled this week (yay!) But best of all, after so much phone tag we are finally on the cusp of getting her in for that special procedure in Boston! Dr Manfredi's nurse had not realized how urgent Audrey's situation was, and she is now planning to work us in as soon as possible; she'll call me in the morning after talking with the doctor. We are fighting the clock, but going to try doing the needle knife thing out there instead of a balloon dilation here (which could easily reopen her tear and would be a very temporary fix--three weeks tops--even if it worked, since they only plan to dilate her to the point of being able to handle her own saliva). I could fly out as early as next week for the first phase of this! Oh, I hope this same-day surgery in Boston is all she really needs to turn the corner! Thank you for again all of your prayers and support! Tonight we're going to take time out and play at Thanksgiving Point where they are doing their annual Jello Fight! I can't wait to play with the kids, and Audrey will love watching. I'll let you know what I find out in the morning!
A few photos of naughty daddy giving her some contra-ban in celebration. It's even "Dad's" root beer.
 |
No comments:
Post a Comment