And here is the bit of news that slows our enthusiasm a bit. Claire has begun to choke on solid foods, and it appears her congestion is back. We have an appointment with the ENT later this month. It will be interesting to find out if the muscle has contracted again as he suspects. She will most likely need an endoscopy to determine this. Yet another time of anesthesia.......
This has not gotten Claire's spirit down so we try not to let it worry us. As most as us, "well what does this mean", here goes the short explaination:
If the muscle is not contracted, ie her acalasia has not returned then it is just a swallowing issue. Most likely that her muscles are still trying to learn about the swallowing and/or she has a cold that effected it. It could be that the thinner liquids are effecting her, and we will go back to full honey thickness. At this time, the ENT feels this is unlikely but possible.
What he feels is more likely (but would be HIGHLY unusual, but when is Claire not) is that the muscle contracted again and is "blocking" the swallowing pathway. If this is the case, we are not sure if he will try to dilate it again or if it will be time to discuss surgery to permanently dilate it. We will just have to wait and see...I hate waiting.....and wondering.....we will keep you posted!
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