Can you spot today's word of the day?

We went to see Max today (obviously).  He is still intubated. He will be intubated for a while.  When they had to intubate him during the surgery, they couldn't get the first tube in as it was too large for his whole airway. This was seen as "interesting" due to the fact that it was the same size tube he had had previously. Essentially, there was still some physical narrowing of his airway below his adam's apple.  They don't know exactly what the issue is, however.  It could be scarring from previous intubations, it can be a physical narrowing of his airway due to swelling or some hiccup in his development.  It's impossible to tell without performing an actual scope to see what's going on.  Because of this unknowledge, they are keeping him intubated until the very moment before a scope gets done sometime in the next 7 days.  The current plan is to have the scope done with all the necessary professionals there so that, if some sort of surgical intervention is necessary, then they will be able to do so at the same time.  The idea is that this way, we will know for sure what the issue is. If surgery is needed, when it's needed and we'll know and have it taken care of immediately. If he just needs to grow, then we'll know that too without having to question it in the future. Until the scope, we get to watch Maximilian squirm, cry, frown and grumble at the horrible tubes shoved back down his throat.  We can only hope that "sometime" within the next 7 days is sooner rather than later.