At the Farm
It was another beautiful weekend, weather-wise, so we all went for a visit to the Farm.


Michaela especially liked the new baby animals, though she was a bit afraid of the big Mama cows :)


In other news, Emma had an appointment with the respirologist at CHEO on Friday. While he was pleased with how her lungs sounded, he felt that she has moderate BPD, not mild as we had previously been told (see Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia website for more information: http://www.cheo.on.ca/english/2012.html).
The doc was concerned that Emma may still be aspirating small amounts of milk when she feeds (even though her milk is now thickened), which could result in inflammation of her bronchial tubes. Repeated aspiration can lead to worsened lung scarring or delay the healing process in BPD, and may also cause lung infection or pneumonia. In order to see whether Emma is still aspirating, she'll have another swallow study done in a couple of weeks and we'll go back to see the doc in early June. In the worse-case scenario, if she is still aspirating, she may need to have surgery for a Gastrostomy tube (or "G-tube"). For now, we'll continue on meds., watch her very carefully, and hope that such a drastic procedure won't be necessary.


Michaela especially liked the new baby animals, though she was a bit afraid of the big Mama cows :)


In other news, Emma had an appointment with the respirologist at CHEO on Friday. While he was pleased with how her lungs sounded, he felt that she has moderate BPD, not mild as we had previously been told (see Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia website for more information: http://www.cheo.on.ca/english/2012.html).
The doc was concerned that Emma may still be aspirating small amounts of milk when she feeds (even though her milk is now thickened), which could result in inflammation of her bronchial tubes. Repeated aspiration can lead to worsened lung scarring or delay the healing process in BPD, and may also cause lung infection or pneumonia. In order to see whether Emma is still aspirating, she'll have another swallow study done in a couple of weeks and we'll go back to see the doc in early June. In the worse-case scenario, if she is still aspirating, she may need to have surgery for a Gastrostomy tube (or "G-tube"). For now, we'll continue on meds., watch her very carefully, and hope that such a drastic procedure won't be necessary.
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Hey Laurie, Michaela, Emma, and Eric! We wish you all a happy Easter. We are here in Ohio with Opa and Grandma having a wonderful Easter Dinner with new found friends, Michele, Marty, Mara, and Mia. Best wishes from all of us, Franzi
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