I feel like the good news just keeps coming!!! Today the Cardiologist called and asked me to be there first thing in the morning for a day of 'training'! I get to learn how to put in his feeding tube, how to then feed him with his feeding tube, change the dressings on his chest where they took out the chest tubes, etc. Depending on how long it all takes, we will head for home later that day or possibly wait until the next day.
It was a week ago tomorrow that he went in for surgery and here we are, a week later getting ready to go home! Our God is a God of miracles!!! This sweet baby has so many people praying for him! None of the conversations with any of the Doctors or Nurses beforehand mentioned anything about going home so soon. In fact they all said to expect 2-3 weeks of recovery before being discharged!
And while this is all amazing news, he still has quite a road ahead of him. The vocal chord test came back that one vocal chord is paralyzed, the hearing test today still shows that he deferred on both ears, treatment for his cleft lip will begin soon.....but after seeing how he has come through major heart surgery, we know that this little angel will pull through each trial with the help of our loving Father in Heaven! And we are so thankful for His ever watchful eye on sweet baby Zachary! Please keep praying for him!
We will take pictures of our journey home and post them as soon as we can!!!
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2 comments:
So if the vocal chord is paralyzed, is that something that they can treat, or that he might get back? What will it mean for him to have one chord paralyzed and one not?
This is such an exciting journey!
It's very typical for a child that has been on a breathing tube to end up with a paralyzed vocal chord. It's not something they can 'fix'. Normally, they will heal after about 3 months or so. Sometimes they don't. The issue of only one chord functioning (besides not being able to really talk or make sounds) is that they also help keep fluids, etc. out of your lungs. It's much easier for him to aspirate with only one chord working.
We are learning so much on this journey!
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