Day 405 - James' Tracheomalacia Has Healed! 🌟
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 We had a very early morning appointment to get into ENT. Mom, Dad, and our nurse went along. We were able to meet with our favorite ENT Doctor who was a ray of sunshine compared to the Doctor we saw for his last visit. The ENT Doc immediately asked everything to be set up for the trach change. She then asked, "Okay, who is doing this with me?". Mom jumped right in. The Doctor and Mom did the trach change on this tiny fold out chair that we laid James down on. It was quick but Mom and Dad has their routine trach changes down pat, so it's always awkward doing it with someone new. Mom held the trach and the Doctor took off the ties. She doesn't do trach changes that frequently so removing the trach ties with gloves was kinda difficult. We counted to 3 and then Mom removed the trach. The Doctor put in the new trach with no issue. Mom reconnected the oxygen. We then moved James to prep for the scope; Mom was holding him sitting up. Once we dis...