I made a couple of mistakes in the last posting. I used a half ounce in place of a half teaspoon. That is 15ml verses 2.5ml which is what I meant to say. Caden is still taking only about 2.5ml of food by mouth over a 30-45 minute period. I also made a mistake in saying he is getting five feedings when in fact his is only getting four feedings via g-tube. I apologize for the confusion.
We had to take Caden in to the doctor Friday due to some severe congestion and cough. Caden had a really rough time getting to sleep last night. Sherry and Riley have had a little bit of cold symptoms over the past week and Caden seems to have picked it up. The doctor said that there were no signs of fever and that his lungs sounded great. We just need to let this run its course. He did give Caden some cold medicine and gave us a few tips on how to help the cold clear up. Other than that he is going to be fine.
We had our 40-days of Community group meeting here Friday tonight and the doctor gave us the all clear for having folks over. He said that there is not much danger of Caden giving this to anyone at this point especially since folks don’t get in his face. He was more worried about Caden getting something from someone else, but we mitigated that by going ahead and putting Caden in bed before folks arrived.
Riley is doing much better with ther exception of having a cold this week. He passed his 3 year old check up with flying colors this week. He is a little small for his age, but the doctor says not to worry about that. The doctor says that Riley is healthy and smart and that the growth will come.
We have decided to go forward with another botox treatment for Caden’s swallowing. As stated in my last post (after the correction), Caden is about at the same point as he was a month ago with swallowing. We have been suctioning a ton more this week due to the congestion, but Caden has been requiring just a little more suctioning day by day over the past several weeks. We have made the appointment for the 14th of November to get the next botox treatment done. It will be outpatient again just like the one done almost two months ago.
Thanks for your prayers. Sherry received a few calls from folks excited to hear about Caden’s progress earlier this week. I did mean to let you know that his physical and occupation therapy is moving along good. I do apologize for the mistakes on the feeding and swallowing.