Friday, November 11, 2011

Trinity the Piggy Bank!

We found out today that Trinity has a dime stuck in her esophagus! Crazy huh?!? They did an x-ray to check her rod and brace and found it on the x-ray. When they pulled up the x-ray from her last surgery they noticed that it was there then too. Unfortunately it was right over top of her rod and was not noticeable. So some time before her first spinal rod surgery she swallowed a dime. I am in total shock! Trinity does not put things in her mouth because they make her gag and choke so this completely shocks me! She will go down to surgery around 2:00 and is scheduled at 3:00 to have it removed by the ENT with a scope, alot like a endoscopy. We were hoping to go home today, but I am not thinking that is going to happen, plus she's having a hard time coming off of oxygen and has been dipping down into the low 80's for her oxygen levels. They are going to continue to watch it, but thinking it has alot to do with her being flat for the past 3 days, so we are crossing our fingers that's all it is. They are also still working out some minor details on her brace to make it as comfortable as possible. It is very restricting for her. I will try to take a picture of her once the brace is done and post it on here. It really breaks your heart to see her in it, but if it will keep the rod from coming detached again then we have to do what is best for Trinity.

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