We have some awesome news!
Kalista had her swallow study this week to see if she can swallow liquids without aspirating. And (drum roll).....she passed on the thick nectar-like liquid test. The thin liquid test was another story...but the results were much better than when we did the swallow study last month.
She is no longer aspirating with the thin liquid like before, but the liquid is still "penetrating" the tracheal area of the lungs. It means that the fluid enters the windpipe opening, comes back out and then heads down into her stomach. At the end of the day, it means that Kali can bottle feed now with the thicker consistent milk. YAHOO!
They are going to start her on the bottle at every other feeding tomorrow and thicken her milk up with more rice cereal than she currently has in the milk now. How Chinese is that...some sort of rice already?!?
Dad holding her before the big swallow study
Dad giving Kalista a mini pep talk
Kalista enjoyed her mini field trip to Radiology
Cindy, the OT, getting Kalista prepped for the x-rays
Kalista in her bed space after all her good hard work
We are scheduled for another swallow study in four weeks to reassess the thin liquid. If we pass, then we are definitely one step even closer to Operation Homecoming. Go Team Lam!!!!
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your little girl is one super trooper! does she even cry when all this is being done? if there is anyone that can be superwoman when they grow up...it's her! glad to hear of her progress too :)
ReplyDeleteSo heartened to hear she is improving day by day.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up, Team Lam!
Auntie Nancy & Uncle Raphael