Today has been full of ups and downs. First, the swallow study was postponed until tomorrow. An Occupational Therapist came and watched Toby nurse. She felt like he was swallowing. His oxygen dropped at one point during nursing and so the OT showed Carrie what to listen for so she could let Toby rest during those times. Bruce and Carrie felt pretty comfortable leaving Toby for a few hours. Carrie was able to go home and get some rest. While at home she got a call that there was an opening for a swallow study and so Toby had been taken down to radiology. In the study they found that he was aspirating a lot of what he ate. The decision then needed to be made whether to put a nasal feeding tube in. They decided to go ahead with it.
So, in summary, Toby has a feeding tube from his nose to his stomach and he is still on oxygen. The doctors still don't know exactly what's going on and will probably do a bronchial scope to find out what his airway looks like.
Pray for Bruce as he takes a turn staying the night with Toby. Also, pray that Carrie would get a great night of rest at home. Pray for Conor and Garrett as this is hard on them as well.
