Bennett, Grandmama and I went up to the Otolyrongology (ENT) Clinic on Monday and met with the Surgeon to talk about Bennett's road to recovery and getting the trach out.
We decided to do a surgery and it is scheduled tentatively for June 18th. The surgery will remove his tonsils, adenoids and part of the back of his tongue. This will hopefully clear him a great airway to make him a great little sleeper and to keep his little tongue in his mouth on a regular basis.
The surgeon said that about 6 - 8 weeks post surgery he will take a look down his throat and see about getting the trach out. This was great news because we were under the impression that it would take about a year to get the trach out... I am trying to still be open minded but I am ecstatic to see an end in sight. Once he has the trach out we will have no need for nurses in our home or all that crazy machinery! It will be nice to have life back to normal a bit and give our little guy a little more freedom!
I know he will be running around chasing our dog Hurlie before we know it and I will wish we were back at this stage... he is just growing and changing so much each day and we are trying to sit back and enjoy it even with all the craziness.
2 comments:
You are doing a great job. Love to you all.
Bruce and Linda
Wow, what GREAT news! We are praying for you all. He has gotten so big, and is such a cute baby!! We can't wait to see him again.
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