Sunday, April 24, 2016
Emergency Surgery
I walked in at 730 AM this morning to see my little girl with a very swollen belly. Docs were in the middle of testing and finally received their answer about 9 AM. The dissolvable stitches used to hold her stomach up from the Nissen procedure had opened up either due to being stitched too tight or coming loose. So, here I sit waiting for my daughter to come out from emergency surgery to repair the hole that was leaking out her stomach contents. I have questioned how did this happen? Was it just a possible complication? In the swallow study done before her g tube placement it showed her stomach didn't empty as fast as typical babies. Therefore, I wonder was her feeds through her g tube being pushed through her too fast and not giving her adequate time to empty causing her belly to swell and pop the stitching open. Also, with her imperforated anus she has to be dilated once daily so I wonder how much was she actually pooping in order to empty her belly. So, here I go, looking for more answers...
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Savannah came out of surgery better than expected. They had to completely undo her Nissen stitching due to the size of the holes. Doc said they have alternatives to help with her reflux since that's what the Nissen helped take care of. She said the hole could have been caused by a nutritional issue or what we were assuming that her excess feeds needed to exit somehow. Please keep us in prayer as we take a good hard look at having her moved. I hate to do it, but we've reached our max tolerance. I pray we go according to God's plan and not act out of anger or our own wishes. May God lead us to the right path.
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