Good Day

Yep, good day it was!

The GI Lab called to book Taylor's pH study...wait for it...wait for it...

Next Wednesday!! Fantastic news!!! Things are happening nice and quick! So, here's some detail on the pH study...

A pH study is performed by passing a thin plastic catheter a sixteenth of an inch in diameter through one nostril, down the back of the throat, and into the esophagus. Proper placement is confirmed by a chest x-ray. The tip of the catheter contains a sensor that senses acid. The sensor is positioned in the esophagus so that it is just above the lower esophageal sphincter, a specialized area of esophageal muscle that lies at the junction of the esophagus and stomach and prevents acid from refluxing back up into the esophagus. In this position the sensor records each reflux of acid. The catheter protruding from the nose is connected to a recorder that registers each reflux of acid.

The patient is sent home with the catheter and recorder in place and returns the next day to have them removed. During the 24 hours that the catheter is in place, the patient goes about their usual activities. Meals, periods of sleep and symptoms are recorded by pushing buttons on the recorder. After the catheter is removed, the recorder is attached to a computer so that the data it has gathered can be downloaded into the computer where it is analyzed.

Not looking forward to having another tube pushed through Taylor's nose, but I am looking forward to getting one step closer to being able to see the surgeon.

Back on the homefront, Taylor had a home visit from Shar's supervisor at Pace and Taylor was in a performing mood. JoAnn was really pleased with the strides Taylor has made with her head control, it keeps getting better. We put her in a hands and knees crawling position, straddling her over a stool, and with her arm splints on. Need to start getting her to bear weight on her arms. She handled the position as only Supergirl can, without a complaint.

Good reaching Taylor!

Supergirl hard at work