Bronch results

We are home from the hospital and we bear good news! Dan and I both knew in our guts that this was the news we would receive. There are no obstructions in Elijah's airway (aside from one teeny tiny harmless cyst which we will do nothing about), but his airway is very red and irritated. We even have photos that show the redness, but they are a little bit gross so I won't share. :) Why does he have an irritated airway? No idea! It is something he will "grow out of" (I always love that answer) and that we will obviously need to keep a very close eye on after he is extubated after surgery next month. We meet with Dr. K next week (pulmonologist), and hopefully we can come up with a solid extubation plan with him. I imagine it will involve steroids and epinepherine.

Elijah was such a brave boy today. More brave than he has ever been before. The ONLY tears he shed were at the very end of getting his IV removed. I was so proud of him! Signs of maturing were definitely evident in our boy today.

My favorite line of the day was from the anesthesiologist. When he first came into the room, he looked at Elijah and said, "Well! You sure look better than your chart!" :)

Today was a tiring but best-case-scenario day. We are happy about the news and it feels great to have this checked off the list. Another piece of the puzzle falls into place! Thanks so much for the prayers..