videofluroscopy

We had a videofluroscopy done yesterday at the RCH. The plan was to check that nathan is safe to be eating and drinking and that he is not aspirating. I was 99.9% sure that he is swallowing ok but as I am after help for his eating I needed to get this done.

I took quite a selection of food with me to hopefully allow for him swallowing at least one of these things. Once the barium was mixed in the puree became quite thick. In order to get the right consistency I had a taste. It was really chalky and stuck like grit to my teeth. I was unsure he would swallow anything after tasting it myself.

He did really well. He was hungry as it was after 2pm by the time we had the test done. He had several mouthfuls of puree and a drink of milk mixed with the barium. We had a couple of accidents where he hit the bowl and barium and puree went all over his face and chest. It resulted in a good couple of swallows that were caught on the x-ray. Again when he was having a drink he moved suddenly and we ended up with Barium all over his top and down his chest.
The results were good. His swallow is good and we can keep feeding him what we are feeding him. Now I just need help to keep his mouth shut and stop his tongue poking out the food.