Rough Night

Last night was a little bit rough for Toby and Mommy. He had an upset stomach from gas, and something was bothering him, so he didn't settle down until 2 a.m., and that was with some help from a sedative. His morning was good, but around 1:00 p.m. he started dropping his oxygen levels again. The doctor thinks his airway is constricted, so they put a tube down there to open it up. His stridor (noisy breathing caused from a restricted airway) is getting worse. He now has the noise even when he's calm (in the past it could be heard mostly when he was just upset). They are going to have the ENT doctors in there this afternoon to do a scope and find out what's going on with his vocal cords and airway. We're hoping to meet with the ENT doctors, neurosurgeon, and PICU doctors soon to figure out where we go from here. Please pray that we make the right decision. I've been doing research and finding out different options we have, and it's hard to know what should happen next (i.e. should we try a decompression surgery or not). His breathing does not seem to be getting better, so we will need to figure out what to do. Thank you again for praying for us. Carrie & Bruce