Scope - No change

Toby had a rough afternoon also, dropping stats and not breathing well. They did a scope and saw no change (right vocal cord is completely paralyzed, left vocal cord is intermittently paralyzed). They put a tube of sorts with a nasal trumpet through his nose to help open up his airway. He has severe retraction when he breathes, his little chest just caves in so much, and you can tell he's working hard. This may be one reason why he's not gaining weight; using all of his calories to breathe instead of grow. Tomorrow we're waiting for the main ENT doctor to review the video of the scope and get his opinion about the matter. Pray we have the wisdom to ask the right questions and find out what the next step is. We don't know if we should push for a decompression surgery when he's so young. Bruce is staying with him tonight. My parents come tomorrow to help us out with the other two boys, so that will be very helpful. Goodnight.