Better late than never right? I've finally uploaded the x-ray "animated" video of LJ's swallow study back in May. I understand some of you might be WEIRDED out by the footage so click on the below link as you wish. A speech pathologist from St Joe's gave LJ some barium-infused sweet potatoes so that the contrast on the x-ray would show how well organized (or disorganized) his swallow was and whether he could protect his airway. We were nervous going into it because he had a barium swallow study done before that in September 2009 and he failed...so we had to stop feeding therapies because of risk for aspiration. But this time he PASSED it with flying colors, on both the thin and thick purees, and it was the reassurance we needed. There's still some thought that some purees may be making it up LJ's nose but we didn't see any hiding out in the below video.
St Joe's Bootcamp Day 20-Barium Swallow Study Video
It is so cool that technology like this exists. The knowledge it affords people with dysphagia and other swallowing difficulties is tremendous. Here's a link that explains the swallow study more fully.
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