The past couple of days have been interesting to say the least.
We checked into the hospital on Monday morning to get ready for bowel prep. Well, let me tell you a little something about bowel prep. Around 2 pm they put an NG tube into KPs nose to start delivering Golytely. Within that same half hour, they also took his blood for labwork, irrigated his mucus fistula, and gave him antibiotics orally. He was SO excited.
Well, after irrigation, I put a new bag on his stoma, and we watched some cartoons together. And then there was this smell....and come to find out, the bag didn't stick as well as I thought it did. So, Everett was swimming in a puddle of poo. We managed to fill up the trashcan and the linen bin getting him cleaned up. So, I ended up just putting a diaper on over his stoma and putting another diaper on like normal over all of that. It was quite a cute getup. Too bad I can't get my email on my phone to work right now. I will do my best to get these cute pictures uploaded.
Anyhow, 2 more irrigations and 2 more doses of antibiotics later, and we got to go to surgery this morning.
They came to get him around 11:30 am. By 1:30pm they were operating on him, and by 3ish they were done. His general surgeon came out to talk to us and said everything went well. Reports at this time are that they WERE able to get him done without the full laparotomy.
Anyhow, then his surgeon came out again and said that we would be going to the PICU instead of back to our floor. He said that Everett was not breathing on his own and needed to stay on a ventilator.
So, I went upstairs and packed up our room and went back down to the surgery waiting room to await news.
An hour later they came back and told us that we were ready to go up to the PICU....and, what do you know? He was breathing just fine on his own. Apparently the anesthesiologist was just worried because he had some stridor when he woke up. Oh well, he always has that.
So, we are now in the PICU hanging out. I'm about to be let back in after shift change and will get to spend some time with my little baby boy.
I will try to post pictures and more information soon.
The bottom line is that the surgery went well, he is resting comfortably, and his prognosis is looking good.
xoxo
Margot
Well, after irrigation, I put a new bag on his stoma, and we watched some cartoons together. And then there was this smell....and come to find out, the bag didn't stick as well as I thought it did. So, Everett was swimming in a puddle of poo. We managed to fill up the trashcan and the linen bin getting him cleaned up. So, I ended up just putting a diaper on over his stoma and putting another diaper on like normal over all of that. It was quite a cute getup. Too bad I can't get my email on my phone to work right now. I will do my best to get these cute pictures uploaded.
Anyhow, 2 more irrigations and 2 more doses of antibiotics later, and we got to go to surgery this morning.
They came to get him around 11:30 am. By 1:30pm they were operating on him, and by 3ish they were done. His general surgeon came out to talk to us and said everything went well. Reports at this time are that they WERE able to get him done without the full laparotomy.
Anyhow, then his surgeon came out again and said that we would be going to the PICU instead of back to our floor. He said that Everett was not breathing on his own and needed to stay on a ventilator.
So, I went upstairs and packed up our room and went back down to the surgery waiting room to await news.
An hour later they came back and told us that we were ready to go up to the PICU....and, what do you know? He was breathing just fine on his own. Apparently the anesthesiologist was just worried because he had some stridor when he woke up. Oh well, he always has that.
So, we are now in the PICU hanging out. I'm about to be let back in after shift change and will get to spend some time with my little baby boy.
I will try to post pictures and more information soon.
The bottom line is that the surgery went well, he is resting comfortably, and his prognosis is looking good.
xoxo
Margot
thought it was appropriate that KP got his butthole on tax day, April 15... didn't mention the poo shower you got :-) bachan
ReplyDeleteOur Prayers are working.Thank GOD
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Love Meemaw
Yes, Meemaw...the prayers are working. We should never question the power of "PRAYER". Just do-it!! DAILY. Everett has just been a blessing so far and like I said before on many ocassions he has shown all of us what real courage is...even though he does not understand COURAGE yet!! But he is so amazing...maybe he does.
ReplyDeleteI am telling you, Everett is a miracle from GOD. I wish I could just sqeeze the "POOP" out of him right now.
Aunt Katanna sends bunches of kisses to Dad, Mom and Everett.
May GOD..CONTINUE to watch over and love Everett. May GOD continue to provide for this new family and may GOD continue to bless them.
Love, Aunt Katanna
of course everything went well! He's Everett! Like there were any doubts!
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