Ryan now has a cast on his right foot and leg. This cast should be removed today. The reason they cast different areas is to make specialized splints that he can wear at night. The splint for his foot and leg is intended to lengthen and stretch out his muscles and ligaments due to the tightness of his tone. When I sat with him yesterday I warned him not to kick me because that cast would hurt much worse than just his foot. He shook his head in acknowledgement and I THINK even gave a little smirk! And YAYYY he didn't kick me! :)
Ryan is beginning to receive more therapy every day because his aggression is become manageable. I am excited for Ryan to begin to reap the full benefits of TIRR's amazing therapy.
Ryan is now swallowing many of his medications orally! He takes a large amount each day, so it is not an easy process, but he is doing well. We place the pills in some type of food, usually pudding, and he swallows his medications that way. It will be sooner rather than later before he has that feeding tube out! I know Ryan is so ready for it come out because he is constantly trying to remove it himself, we had a nice conversation about how only the doctors can remove it and that it would hurt him if he tried himself... we will see if he listened.
Mom spoke with our original ENT surgeon about Ryan's new prognosis on his throat. He feels confident that he will be able to remove the scar tissue. He reminded us that it will not be a "quick fix" but it will be worth it. He also told us that he does not recommend the throat surgery that was mentioned after Ryan's appointment last week because it is EXTREMELY evasive and the recovery process takes weeks. So we have decided to continue with the burning of the scar tissue every 3-4 weeks in hopes that this will resolve the blockage of Ryan's airway. With that being said, we are continuing to ask for strong prayers for Ryan's throat. This seems so minor compared to his brain injury, but a very important step towards recovery.
Ryan is beginning to receive more therapy every day because his aggression is become manageable. I am excited for Ryan to begin to reap the full benefits of TIRR's amazing therapy.
Ryan is now swallowing many of his medications orally! He takes a large amount each day, so it is not an easy process, but he is doing well. We place the pills in some type of food, usually pudding, and he swallows his medications that way. It will be sooner rather than later before he has that feeding tube out! I know Ryan is so ready for it come out because he is constantly trying to remove it himself, we had a nice conversation about how only the doctors can remove it and that it would hurt him if he tried himself... we will see if he listened.
Mom spoke with our original ENT surgeon about Ryan's new prognosis on his throat. He feels confident that he will be able to remove the scar tissue. He reminded us that it will not be a "quick fix" but it will be worth it. He also told us that he does not recommend the throat surgery that was mentioned after Ryan's appointment last week because it is EXTREMELY evasive and the recovery process takes weeks. So we have decided to continue with the burning of the scar tissue every 3-4 weeks in hopes that this will resolve the blockage of Ryan's airway. With that being said, we are continuing to ask for strong prayers for Ryan's throat. This seems so minor compared to his brain injury, but a very important step towards recovery.