Caden had a big day getting out of bed for the first time since surgery. The process really wipes him out, but it is a step in the right direction. The second time out of bed we took a wagon right to the MUSC Atrium. Riley, Josiah, Levi, and Nana were visiting so it was […]
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Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Caden’s day was not so smooth, but his night has been great so far. He did have a fever again, but the doctors have finally agreed to add an antibiotic to treat sinus and ear infections as well as pneumonia. They are now giving Caden Rocephin via IV. There is no diagnosis of pneumonia, but […]
Caden has been moved out of the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) into a regular private room (new wing) of the MUSC Children’s Hospital. That is the good news. The bad news is that he popped a 102.6 fever this evening. His heart rate has been very high as a result. There has been no […]
Folks who have been to our house lately have met Caden’s Skunk. It is a stuffed animal he chose from the gift shop during a trip to the SC Aquarium. The skunk actually went to the operating room with Caden today. The skunk even got his own ID bracelet. It was very cute. Now that […]
Tuesday is the big day. Caden is scheduled for another major surgery this week. He will be getting VEPTR rods placed in his back on both sides of his spine. These rods will be attached to the rear of his rib cage at the top and to his pelvis on the bottom end of the […]
Today was the big day. Caden had a surgery called a cricopharyngeal myotomy. This surgery was preformed to divide (cut) the muscle that causes the UES (Upper Esophageal Sphincter) to squeeze closed. In Caden’s case the muscle has never relaxed enough to allow for him to pass food, drink, or even his own saliva into […]
We avoided a hospitalization by the skin of our teeth last night. We actually went to the MUSC Emergency Room and walked in just as the new year was being celebrated on the east coast of the US. It was exactly 11:59 when the nurse took Caden back for triage. The week began with most […]
Didn’t we bust out of here in less than 5 days after a full open chest heart surgery last year? Thursday we will complete a 10 day stretch in the hospital on this round. I am so tired I can’t see straight. Oh wait, I don’t have my glasses on. Caden should get out of […]
The big guns are antibiotics not antiaircraft. This is hospital night five that started Monday night due to dehydration. Caden starting having fevers above 103 in the early AM Wednesday. Today the fever showed up in the early evening. He has had enough fevers along with some noise (coarseness not wheezing) in his lungs to […]