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Just wanted to ask for everyone's good wishes for Madison for next Tuesday (July 7). She is having a sedated laryngoscopy for a possible oropharyngeal mass that they might be able to remove or they might have to also do a CT scan to evaluate it further. She has a chronic history of reverse sneezing, heavy panting, loud breathing, and also historical episodes of collapse related to cervical spinal cord ischemia (periodic loss of blood flow to the brain due to a narrowed artery) for which she takes daily baby aspirin. That's why we have to wait a week for the surgery - they want the baby aspirin out of her system to reduce the incidence of bleeding.
On Saturday night she had a prolonged (30-45 minutes) acute episode of reverse sneezing accompanied by retching, choking sounds and very labored breathing. She was also very distressed by it, whereas she is not bothered too much by normal reverse sneezing. After she was stabilized in the ER, the x-rays were very suspicious for a mass, but because of the aspirin we have to wait to find out what it is. She's very comfortable now, but they want me to keep her quiet - no walks, keep her cool (today was almost 90 degrees outside), so keep her in the air conditioning. Luckily she's almost 11 years old, so she likes to sleep a lot, but she will miss her walks.
So here's hoping it's not cancer and whatever it is, it is easily treatable or able to be removed. I'll let you know.
On Saturday night she had a prolonged (30-45 minutes) acute episode of reverse sneezing accompanied by retching, choking sounds and very labored breathing. She was also very distressed by it, whereas she is not bothered too much by normal reverse sneezing. After she was stabilized in the ER, the x-rays were very suspicious for a mass, but because of the aspirin we have to wait to find out what it is. She's very comfortable now, but they want me to keep her quiet - no walks, keep her cool (today was almost 90 degrees outside), so keep her in the air conditioning. Luckily she's almost 11 years old, so she likes to sleep a lot, but she will miss her walks.
So here's hoping it's not cancer and whatever it is, it is easily treatable or able to be removed. I'll let you know.