Tuesday, July 3, 2012

We have great news to share. Over the past few months, Andrew has had several procedures to clear his airway of skin growth (granulomas) by using a laser to graph them out. The first was back at the end of March. We had a follow-up procedure to see how the first surgery went that turned into another surgery when the doctor discovered the airway was still blocked with granulomas. Finally, we had another follow-up procedure a few weeks ago that only lasted twenty minutes where the doctor discovered the airway was clear and there were no further obstructions. The doctor ordered a capped sleep study that Andrew did last week. We went to a sleep institute, and Andrew was loaded up with wires and probes. Needless to say, it was a rough night. Andrew was up a lot and very upset with the equipment he had to wear. If he passed the exam, the doctors where going to clear him to have his trach taken out, but after the rough night we had, we thought we might have to repeat the test. The great news came today. The doctor's office called and said that Andrew did great during the sleep study. We'll be scheduling to have his trach removed very soon. Our two doctors (pulmonolgist and ENT) need to confer on who will do the procedure. We're praising God! Thank you all for your prayers and support during this time, and we look forward to the next chapter in our lives.