decannulation
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A good night
Last night, Namine slept through her third trach-less, no-help-from-oxygen night, ever.
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Namine’s stoma infection
Namine is in the hospital again. Following on the heels of last night’s post (actually, it was probably early morning) is the news that Jessica and my mom took her into the ER this morning.
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A sudden lack of trache
I’m happy to say that Namine is safely home, and she’s asleep in her own bed again.
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Namine’s trach removal is tomorrow
I don’t think I can get any more straightforward than that.
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Appointment day
Namine had an appointment today, a checkup visit with Dr. Denny, her plastic surgeon. (Why are they called plastic surgeons? They operate on people.) Just to make sure her jaw is doing okay, and all that lovely stuff. And tomorrow’s the big day! We check in at the hospital tomorrow at 10.
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Fever
Cross your fingers that this doesn’t get worse, or better yet, that it passes completely in less than 5 days. Because that’s how long Namine has until her decannulation appointment, and she has a fever. It’s not terribly bad, but it’s still worrisome. She’s still in high spirits, but that’s about par for her. Half…
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Countdown to decannulation
Well, kids, we’re in the final week before Namine gets rid of her trach.
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Procedure recovery periods
In answer to the question of recovery periods, Namine will be in the hospital for up to 3 days after they remove the trach. A week or so later, her stoma (tracheostomy hole in her throat) will be closed, end of story. The foot surgery, on the other hand, has a recovery period of 6-8…
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Foot surgery reschedule
Or so we are led to believe. Ortho called today, and they want to put Namine back on the schedule for having her feet repaired.
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Much news
Happy horse day! Today Namine had equestrian therapy, and Jess said she enjoyed it quite a bit. I’m told the benefits will far outweigh her smelling like a horse. I kid, I kid. But on to other serious matters. Namine also had a cardiology appointment, and I got a call from pulmonology about her decannulation.…
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More pictures, less trach
I had already uploaded all of the original pictures from when we took Namine to get her birthday pictures taken. Jessica asked me to upload all of the pictures that had effects done to them, such as sepia tones, black and white, et cetera. I’ve uploaded the 5×7 so far. I’ll try to get to…
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Decannulation is a go
As Jessica posted earlier, Namine passed her sleep study. This means one thing: decannulation!