Looking good! Her new airway measures about 4.2mm. Not quite the 4.5+ that the surgeon was looking for but he expects it to enlarge as she heals and grows over the next few weeks.
Which brings us to step two (really step two hundred and two with this little girl!). He investigated the site of her suprastomal collapse and thinks that it wasn't as bad as he thought. This is overall good news because he now can excise the granuloma tissue and then pin the collapsed tissue to the trach wall rather than have to do a mini-single stage LTR at the stoma site. Then he will downsize the trach and we will be on the "regular" capping/passy protocol towards decannulation. The plan is to do this the first week of October, to give her plenty of time to heal from the previous surgery.
This changes the nature of the surgery from an all-in-one, come home decannulated or fail to a less risky and safer course. But it will be longer, which over the winter has separate risks.
Overall though he was confident that the trach will be coming out one way or another which is great to hear, we just need to keep hanging on.
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Yes,it is a good news,actually,it is a great news, because the Surgeon was confident that the Trash will be coming out one way or another.
I am continuous to pray for Sofia,and waiting for the big next step treatment on the first week of October.
GrandPa YANG
Great news, guys!
What wonderful news--thanks to a mommy and daddy who refused EVER to give up on the very best treatments, and thanks to a spirited little girl who has patiently endured those treatments, usually bouncing back quickly with a smile on her face!
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