We did go in for Braden's surgery on May 24 ( I apologize for this taking a while to post but our hard drive had some problems that needed to be fixed). The results were encouraging in the fact that everything that they saw looked healthy and normal. No laryngeal cleft, no holes in his esophogus to be found. While these are good results on the one hand it still leaves us wondering why his swallowing has not improved and for that matter, why he has "dysphagia" at all. They doctors at Children's Hospital were wonderful and encouraging and again told us that it will be a matter of time and that it is still considered a developmental problem which means we should see him learn or develop his swallowing skills eventually. We are not sure why he does not fit into the normal development timeframe for this type of condition except that because he started small (and early) and now he is off the charts for his growth...his swallowing development probably couldn't keep up with his growth. Hmmm, doesn't sound real scientific but we'll go with it for now :)
Braden is healthy, happy and a vibrant two-year old (if you know what I mean) and keeps us on the go most of the time. So we are thankful for this as we know that we are truly blessed with his health and with the care we recieve on a regular basis from doctors and specialists and hospitals. It's all at our fingertips, unlike for so many in the world around us. God is good!!
