Zachary had his 5 week follow up appt with Dr Canady yesterday. We got great news. The hole in Zachary's palate is healing; it's smaller than it was 2 weeks ago. The dr progressed Zachary's diet from cup diet to a soft diet which he can eat with his fingers. Because his stitches have not dissolved completely yet, he needs to wait one more week before he has hard, chewy food. So in one week he will get to eat pizza and crackers. For now he is enjoying lunch meat, canned fruit, pancakes, and more antibiotic!
The dr said that Zach may or may not need another surgery in the next year. He doubts that the hole will heal completely on its own. However if it is not impacting his speech, he may not need it repaired. We plan to have him checked out with the AEA for a speech evaluation to see if he would qualify for some speech therapy. Momma can do some therapy at home, but it may work out best for everyone if someone else provides the majority of his therapy. He has some things going on with his speech that have nothing to do with his palate....just developmental delays and delays from learning English later in life.
Thank you for all of your prayers. We know that God heard your prayers. We thank him for having his hand on Zachary at all times. We look to him and his plan for Zachary; he has all the details figured out!
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