Two weeks ago Avery had surgery to hopefully fix the swallowing issues that he has been having. He also had tubes put in his ear. It has been a long ride to finally get a diagnosis, but what we believe has been the bulk of the problem is that he has a laryngeal cleft that is allowing stomache acid and food and liquids to get into his lungs. During the surgery the Doctor injected this area to bulk it up and keep the valve from leaking. The only problem is that the is only a 6 month fix. A permanant fix will be much more invasive. There is a possiblity that he will learn to correct this as he gets older, or that he will need another surgery.
The amazing news in that in the past week he has finally started to eat solid foods. He has had mack'n'cheese, meatloaf, baked beans, cream spinach, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, oatmeal, tacos, spagetti and even a hotdog! This boy is on his way to recovery!
Praise our Almighty God for His healing on our sweet boy!
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