JACOB IS HOME!
Sheri had to go out for a little while, so it was just me and the boy. We put him in the bassinet to get him used to his new environment, see below!
Tonight will be the telltale what we need to do (if any) to help him adjust further, but for now he is sleeping comfortably.
The ENT doctor came to visit Jordan with a checkup before we left for home. He admitted that his bedside scope was limited; he could not see past Jordan's vocal cords, and there was a lot of swelling in Jordan's vocal cords and throat. The ENT doctor also noted that out of the two vocal cords which are situated in a "V" shape, only one was moving. This lead the ENT doctor to surmise that there might be something going on below Jordan's vocal cords, which led him to set up a bronchioscopy and endoscopy hopefully for this Friday. Jordan will receive a gas anesthetic to calm her, and the ENT doctor will use a camera scope to see all the way down her esophagus and into the lungs. Our only objection to this procedure initially was we did not want her intabated again; it was our feeling that the ventilator when Jordan had her PDA surgery is what caused the swelling in the first place. The doctor agreed that the PDA surgery did contribute somewhat to the stridor in her vocal cords, which will heal with time, however, this procedure should not initially warrant Jordan having to go through that again. The anesthetic would be given in gas form, and the ENT doctor would perform his assessments once the anesthetic took effect. The ENT doctor also told us the procedure was necessary due to Jordan's squeakiness when she is breathing out; it was too loud to be caused by a swollen vocal cord and esophagus alone, which was cause for concern. This feeling was also confirmed by Jordan's attending pediatrician. Ultimately, it needs to be determined what is causing the squeak when Jordan exhales, and why she still has trouble swallowing to allow her to take the bottle properly.
Please pray that Jordan's issues are small and fixable...poor little girl has been through so much already!
Jordan's official numbers for the day are:
4 lbs. 15.7 oz
0 dirty diaper
7 wet diapers
0 brady episodes
0 desats
21% Room Air nasal cannula 1/2 Liter flow
42 CC's fortified milk 22 cal.
Prevacid (for acid reflux) 2 mg. 1 x day
More as it develops! Thank you for all of your love, prayers and thoughts! More progress reports soon!
Kind regards,
The Cordova Family (Andy, Sheri, Jacob & Jordan)
cell - 281-300-6212
email - maverick2601@hotmail.com
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