I've never met anyone with the kind of bravery and strength that my son has. Cody has gone through more in 4 short years than most people go through in their entire life.
On Monday, Cody went into the OR, yet again, to have a pretty complex surgery. We had to be there at 9:30 and he was not brought back until 2:30. They made an incision in his neck to carefully move the carotid artery out of the way in order to do the flap. They were very successful and able to do everything as planned with no complications or injury to the artery.
We didn't get to see Cody in the recovery room until about 6:30 and at that time, he was having a pretty hard time with his breathing. He required constant monitoring and jaw lifts to open up his airway. It was horrifying to see as a parent.
After a little while, Cody was moved to the PICU, where he was monitored and sedated over night. On Tuesday morning, he slowly woke up and was pretty miserable. His oxygen dipped a few times but he was able to bring it back up on his own, and by Tuesday afternoon, was moved to a regular floor. Cody began eating small amounts and started his tube feeding. He seemed like he was starting to feel a little better.
On Wednesday morning, he vomited twice and was wheezing pretty bad. We have to be very careful and watch his breathing carefully because of how high risk he is for aspirating and getting pneumonia. He ended up getting better as the day went on and by last night, we were sent home.
He had a pretty rough night with a lot of pain and wheezing. I have been giving him Tylenol and nebulizer treatments to help and today he is just resting on the couch. We are hoping each day gets better and better.
Cody's voice already sounds different and I am very hopeful this was the miracle surgery he needed to help his speech and feeding issues! I can't thank Mass Eye and Ear enough for all they've done to help my little hero!
On Monday, Cody went into the OR, yet again, to have a pretty complex surgery. We had to be there at 9:30 and he was not brought back until 2:30. They made an incision in his neck to carefully move the carotid artery out of the way in order to do the flap. They were very successful and able to do everything as planned with no complications or injury to the artery.
We didn't get to see Cody in the recovery room until about 6:30 and at that time, he was having a pretty hard time with his breathing. He required constant monitoring and jaw lifts to open up his airway. It was horrifying to see as a parent.
After a little while, Cody was moved to the PICU, where he was monitored and sedated over night. On Tuesday morning, he slowly woke up and was pretty miserable. His oxygen dipped a few times but he was able to bring it back up on his own, and by Tuesday afternoon, was moved to a regular floor. Cody began eating small amounts and started his tube feeding. He seemed like he was starting to feel a little better.
On Wednesday morning, he vomited twice and was wheezing pretty bad. We have to be very careful and watch his breathing carefully because of how high risk he is for aspirating and getting pneumonia. He ended up getting better as the day went on and by last night, we were sent home.
He had a pretty rough night with a lot of pain and wheezing. I have been giving him Tylenol and nebulizer treatments to help and today he is just resting on the couch. We are hoping each day gets better and better.
Cody's voice already sounds different and I am very hopeful this was the miracle surgery he needed to help his speech and feeding issues! I can't thank Mass Eye and Ear enough for all they've done to help my little hero!
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