Over the weekend we were told that if Elijah's pylorus muscle narrowed anymore, the doctors felt the best option was surgery. He was given the whole week to allow the muscles to correct itself, which unfortunately didn't happen. He was only digesting half of his feedings which meant the other half would sit in his stomach.
Today, Monday (June 15th), the doctors took more X-rays and confirmed he would have to get surgery. The procedure was to go back in, cutting on the same incision as his G-tube surgery, and cut the muscle fibers around the pylorus to allow the food to pass more naturally and freely. We got a call early this morning that there was an opportunity to get him in this afternoon, so we went ahead and scheduled it. It took about 30-45 minutes for the procedure. The surgery went well, and the doctors said he did great during the whole thing.
As we have learned, Pyloric Stenosis is a common stomach obstruction in newborns that can be diagnosed anywhere from 3 weeks to 5 months. It occurs in 1 out of 300 babies.
So again, we are left praying and hoping to get Elijah home by the weekend, and that this will be his last surgery for a long time!! And by the way, he got circumcised last week too...so he had to deal with that on top of everything else! He is one tough littl' dude!
Today, Monday (June 15th), the doctors took more X-rays and confirmed he would have to get surgery. The procedure was to go back in, cutting on the same incision as his G-tube surgery, and cut the muscle fibers around the pylorus to allow the food to pass more naturally and freely. We got a call early this morning that there was an opportunity to get him in this afternoon, so we went ahead and scheduled it. It took about 30-45 minutes for the procedure. The surgery went well, and the doctors said he did great during the whole thing.
As we have learned, Pyloric Stenosis is a common stomach obstruction in newborns that can be diagnosed anywhere from 3 weeks to 5 months. It occurs in 1 out of 300 babies.
So again, we are left praying and hoping to get Elijah home by the weekend, and that this will be his last surgery for a long time!! And by the way, he got circumcised last week too...so he had to deal with that on top of everything else! He is one tough littl' dude!
Man oh Man, that poor little guy. Hopefully all is done with everything and you will be able to bring him home and enjoy him and he will be healthy. I better meet him soon, I'm going crazy in Oshkosh!
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