I've been waiting to hear from Dr. Cotton. He is a very well respected airway surgeon that many on the tracheostomy.com forum travel to see from all over the world. We had a full work up in Cincinnati in April 2008 and I followed up after our last laryngoscopy last month by sending him a summary of how Ainsley has done over the last year as well as photos from the last laryngoscopy. As her patient I think it's good for them to have that information and I was curious if he would agree with our local ENT about a course of treatment.
They said that Ainsley is a highly complex case and it's invaluable to have a good otolaryngologist locally that can see Ainsley in clinic and not just for surgeries. They said they have the highest respect for Dr. Inglis as a surgeon and surprised me by saying there are some airway surgeries Dr. Inglis does that Dr. Cotton does not. The difficulty with Ainsley is that the problem and solutions are not clear. I am relieved to know there is no reason to travel if Ainsley does need surgery for her airway. We are looking forward to the results of her next scope in June to find out where we are headed on this journey.
They said that Ainsley is a highly complex case and it's invaluable to have a good otolaryngologist locally that can see Ainsley in clinic and not just for surgeries. They said they have the highest respect for Dr. Inglis as a surgeon and surprised me by saying there are some airway surgeries Dr. Inglis does that Dr. Cotton does not. The difficulty with Ainsley is that the problem and solutions are not clear. I am relieved to know there is no reason to travel if Ainsley does need surgery for her airway. We are looking forward to the results of her next scope in June to find out where we are headed on this journey.