**AVA'S TRACH SURGERY WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH!**
Well, Ava had her tracheostomy placed yesterday. They took her up to surgery around 5:30pm and she was back in her room by 6:30pm. Dr. Kang said she did great! He said they planned to keep her in the PICU for a couple days to wean her off the ventilator, and then move her back to the Pulmonary/Respiratory floor (T5) for the remainder of her stay. They said she will have the trach tube replaced on the 7th day (by Dr. Kang) and then she would be heading home. Also, her chest xrays have all came back clear (no pneumonia) and her lungs have sounded good. Over the next week or so, we (Kenny and I) will learn how to care for the trach site, replace the trach, and everything else to do with this new venture in our lives.
Praise be to God! Thank you to all of our prayer warriors who have prayed without ceasing and standing on God's promise to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we could ever imagine and that He works ALL things for the good!
**ONE MORE THING** I have had several people ask me "Is this trach permanent?" The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT! Children get trachs for several reason; severe asthma, paralysis, vocal cord damage and, in Ava's case, neurological damage. As most of you know, Ava sustained a brain injury at birth and is in recovery. Because of this, she does not yet swallow properly and also has a swollen airway from months of severe reflux. Typically in these cases, around the age of 2 or 3 we look at decannulation (taking out the trach).
Well, Ava had her tracheostomy placed yesterday. They took her up to surgery around 5:30pm and she was back in her room by 6:30pm. Dr. Kang said she did great! He said they planned to keep her in the PICU for a couple days to wean her off the ventilator, and then move her back to the Pulmonary/Respiratory floor (T5) for the remainder of her stay. They said she will have the trach tube replaced on the 7th day (by Dr. Kang) and then she would be heading home. Also, her chest xrays have all came back clear (no pneumonia) and her lungs have sounded good. Over the next week or so, we (Kenny and I) will learn how to care for the trach site, replace the trach, and everything else to do with this new venture in our lives.
Praise be to God! Thank you to all of our prayer warriors who have prayed without ceasing and standing on God's promise to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we could ever imagine and that He works ALL things for the good!
**ONE MORE THING** I have had several people ask me "Is this trach permanent?" The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT! Children get trachs for several reason; severe asthma, paralysis, vocal cord damage and, in Ava's case, neurological damage. As most of you know, Ava sustained a brain injury at birth and is in recovery. Because of this, she does not yet swallow properly and also has a swollen airway from months of severe reflux. Typically in these cases, around the age of 2 or 3 we look at decannulation (taking out the trach).
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