That is what the pulmonologist said when he heard Kaitlyn's stridor today. I must say, that is not something you want to hear from your doctor! He said he couldn't believe someone that small could make that big of a noise.
The visit started out a little tough. The male nurse was not used to dealing with kids that were unhappy. Just trying to weigh in and get a pulse ox reading caused Kaitlyn to get super upset. I was a little worried that they trip would be wasted. But they gave us a few minutes to calm down. By the time the doctor came in, Kaitlyn was happy again. And man - this guy had the best bedside manner! Has to be the best we have seen. He visited with us for awhile because I wasn't really sure why we were there. So I brought him all the way through our history.
He had a lot of good information. We talked about the fact that laryngomalacia typically resolves by 12-18 months of age. (We had always been told that. However, here we sit at 2 years old...) He indicated that laryngomalacia sometimes requires surgical intervention. (Again not new news, but a topic we have not visited in a long time.) Surgical intervention is necessary when kids fail to thrive. We aren't having that problem. However, another reason to resort to surgery is due to sleep apnea. And so we have our next course of action: a sleep study.
We've often commented on how long Kaitlyn sleeps at night. Could that be because she is not getting the quality sleep she needs? And could lack of quality sleep be causing her developmental delays? I'm waiting on a call from the facility to schedule. In the meantime, we are having a hard time imagining getting Kaitlyn to sleep in a facility with electrodes attached to her body...
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