Hello friends! Please send prayers for Ava. She's been battling a very bad cold. We spent all day yesterday at the University of Iowa. When she woke yesterday morning she began having pain in her abdomen on the right side. (Opposite side of her diaphragmatic hernia.) Plus more stabbing pain in her pectus. I knew we had to get answers. The Pulmonary doctor did an x ray. Her lungs look great. She sounds clear. It is a bad viral cold that antibiotics won't help. We then saw her ortho doctor who did a full body xray and we learned that her scoliosis curve has remained stable over the last 6 months. (HUGE Great news there.) She says when Ava coughs her pectus is drawn so far in that it is irritating her because of cartilage and her ribs rubbing. She thinks it will go away when her cold is gone. Next we saw GI. She said was puzzled by Ava's lower right abdominal pain. They want her to stay on Miralax to keep her bowels more regulated. Ava doesn't have an appendix so we knew it couldn't be that. She is not only sore on the front right side but the back as well making them think there may be something going on with her kidney. She is such a strong young lady. I just hope she feels better soon. It's exhausting for her and I.
Her breathing treatments...
We are waiting to go into the doctor... mask on!
She's still smiling so that's great!
X ray of her lungs. No pneumonia... more great news!
Chest x ray clear but her repair side on the left does not look good to me. The doctors, Brian and I suspect her left repair may be coming apart at the side wall. There is no conformation of this but just something we are watching and keeping an eye on. The radiologist said that her repair area is "unchanged" from last time.
Side view of her diaphragm defect.
The left side was taken yesterday and the right side was taken 6 months ago. Ortho is THRILLED that her curve has remained stable. News that made Ava cry. She was worried it was getting worse. This was the best news all day.
Please continue to pray for Ava. She will get an ultrasound hopefully sometime today to rule out a problem with her kidneys. She is still in abdominal pain this morning but not as severe as yesterday. God bless you all for taking the time out of your day to stop by. think about Ava and pray. We sure appreciate your love! _Terri
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