Lolo and Lehua got Peggy to Dr. Peroff today (the ear/nose/throat specialist). Dr. Peroff took a look at Peggy's ears and found that the stints were still intact. However, on the left side - the side that Peggy's been having trouble with her hearing - he pulled out a huge chunk of ear wax that Lolo said looked like "chewing tobacco". Yikes. That seems to be what was interfering with her hearing, so now she can hear much better on that left side (so no more talking stink by da medicine room).
Peggy was having major gurgling issues all the way from the house to the doctor's office and her VTE was down in the 300s and 400s. It seemed positional. Dr. Peroff put a camera scope through Peggy's nose to look down her throat. He said that he could see "bubbling" and his assessment was that she needs a new trach. We will discuss this with Dr. Davis by Tuesday's visit.
Once they got home and got Peggy out of the neck brace and back in bed, the gurgling stopped. So Lolo thinks it may have been the neck brace causing a weird positional issue.
One more note - Peggy said that she is feeling a lot of reflux all the time. She has requested that anytime fluids are given, they are given slooooooowly.
Hope to see you all on Sunday at 4pm for Sonia's party!!!
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