Hi Michelle, welcome to our wonderful group and congratulations on you son's birth! My son Carson is 13 months old and has had his trach for about 5 months....
Hi all! I've finally set up a care page for Belen where you can all go and see updates on her condition, leave messages etc. I wanted to let all of you know...
I am so excited. JD and I have had a wonderful day together. I took off today to do some education with JD on Medications and Trach Care. Earlier this week, I...
I haven't posted much, but I read the daily digests everyday and I pray that everyone is doing well. On Friday my son, Gavin is going to have pre-op (i'm...
jonathan had several bronchs done he is a little bit different as he has a heart condition so a bronch for us always ment an overnight in the picu to monitor...
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Hi there! Our son Joe has had a trachy since he was 8 weeks old. He is now 18mths old and doing really well. He is way smaller than most of his peers but makes...
Hi Tracey, We had the same issue when Carson came home with his trach. The medical supply only provided us with one 25 foot oxygen hose that came with the...
Hi All, Shelby is doing wonderful other than the GERD issues still occurring. I called my equipment company the very next day and they came out to move the ...
May 08, 2006 at 10:44 PM EDT Hello, This week Shelby is doing even better. She has made a complete turnaround since the surgeries what a blessing they have...
Hi Everyone: Just wanted to send some Happy Mother's Day Love out. Have a blessed and beautiful week! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY Stay Encouraged!!! Sabrina Morgan ......
Here is an update from our Care Conference on Tuesday. First of all, Olivia got to spend the weekend with her brother. All she wanted to do was just play and...
I am so glad to have found this group! My son is four months old, has a trach, cleft palate, small jaw and a bad throat (laryngeal webbing and stenosis). My...
We were having the same trouble with our son. I ended up making a velcro restraint to keep his arms swaddled while we changed his trach. (This was after he...
Hi All, I took Shelby back to the ENT for a follow-up visit since being Trached 4-11-06. The doc was really pleased on how it is healing. I asked for a ...
Hello, Hope this update finds everyone well. We are doing really well here. Took Miss Shelby to the ENT doc yesterday. We did an in office trach change, the...
Congrats that she is already ready for the valve. I've noticed that dd is much better at swallowing her seretions when she has either her valve or a cap on....
Hi..I'm Christine and I will be a new trach mom next week I'm guessing. My little Airyn was born 4/10/06 and after a very stressfull month and many tests...
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Hi Christine! My son was given a trach on day 1 of his life, and he is now four-months-old. I totally understand your apprehension about it. All I can say is,...
the little guy i take care of used to get so upset when we would change his ties and it needed two to do it. as he got older it got easier for him and us till ...
Hi Christine, My name is Michelle and I am from Kimberly, WI. My son Hayden was born on 1/17/06 at Appleton Medical Center and was immediately sent to Theda...
Did anyone see this show? I heard that a baby was shown having this surgery, and that Cincinnati Children's Hospital was featured also. I would like to see...
Hi, We received more good news at today's GI appointment. Shelby is up to 20 lbs 10oz. Doc was really pleased with her and said for me to continue tweaking ...
Recently someone wrote wanting some DeLee Mucus Traps. I have some that are available for the cost of shipping. I got them and just aren't very successful at...
I have not updated in a while due to being very busy at work and I apologize for that. Here is what we have learned about JD in the previous weeks: John David...