Friday was a BIG day for the Casey household.
Aine went into OR to see if we could get some answers - LONG awaited answers.
The procedure took about an hour and a half and produced some answers!!! YES some ANSWERS!
We were informed that her lungs look good - which I couldn't be happier about, but - Yup
BUT...
We found out she has a laryngeal cleft and a rather large one at that.
So...
He filled the cleft in as much as he could and told us to watch for any results occuring over the next 2 weeks. (Decreased coughing, decreased secretions, increased swallowing, etc)
The "fix" may or may not work, only time will tell - so we will continue to monitor and see how it all goes.
Now - the downside of this is, that if it does work - it's only temperary :( The upside is that if it doesn't work - it's only termperary. The gel will naturally dissolve and allow the cleft to be visible again.
If it works, we will discuss further options with the ENT - so.... that being said, more updates on this to come at a later date.
More OR news:
We also found out that her airway is obstructed and it is due to her precious heart - which is pushing on it causing the obstruction. She may or may not grow out of this issue - so until then, C-pap & oxygen - But... we have some answers :)
Hope all is well with you and wishing you a merry christmas, happy holidays, and new year :)
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