Caitlyn's bronchoscopy was mostly uneventful and straightforward. She was pretty upset about it beforehand and needed a bit of a sedative. But soon after, she calmed down and fell asleep, even before getting the anesthesia.
The pulmonologist was able to remove a significant sized mucous plug that basically had stopped up that whole part of the lung. With its removal, the lung should be opened up pretty nicely, now. They will do another chest x-ray tomorrow to be sure. The mucous will be sent to lab for culture. The one surprising finding was that there were some bumpy lesions on her bronchus that looked a little like tuberculosis. The pulmonologist explained that the bumps could be anything, really; a bacterial infection, tb (or similar bacteria), or even just allergies. The culture should clue us in. For the time being, though, Caitlyn has been confined to a solitary room. This is a huge blessing for us! It has been hard spending nights with a loud and miserable little toddler in a semi-private room. He threw up all over the place last night and the room smelled awful for over an hour. Now we have a private room with its own bathroom, shower, and plenty of space. Plus the guest fold out bed is much roomier. Because she is possibly infectious, they request that our doors are always closed. It's nice and quiet in here.
We may get to go home tomorrow, because she is, overall, doing very well. If her lung is nice and clear, she can just go home and wait for the bacteria culture to come back and tell us if she needs more antibiotics. This is finally the light at the end of the tunnel! It was a long tunnel, but we were so uplifted by all of the prayers of our family and friends. Thanks for your support! We love you all! We look forward to writing the last blog tomorrow or the next day. Praise God!
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