They wheeled him in directly, and Carl and I went to wait in the waiting area.
Time went by, and at about 4:10, we were called into a consultation room to meet with the surgeon- which scared the crap out of us, by the way, since all the previous 3 surgeries, the surgeon came out to see us in the waiting room. We anxiously waited trying not to think the worst, and the surgeon finally came in and smiled to reassure us. WHEW!
So, he told us, he had a hard time finding Evan's stomach because it was located more to the back, and had liver and spleen in front of it.
So instead of the button they had to, for now, place a tube.
But the good news is that his ventilator settings have gone straight back down to where they were before.
He's doing well this morning- getting a small dose of morphine here and there, but mostly he's pretty okay
It is so goooood to see his little face without the N/G tube! I hate to hear that they had a hard time finding the stomach, looks like the doc. would've remembered this might not be in the right place...just sayin'!
ReplyDeleteI AM glad that we can see his face, and that his vent settings are still low...I find THAT verrrry encouraging! :)
Let us know how he is doing after he gets to eat, and what the doctor says about what his mobility will be (can you pick him up, hold him?) How soon can he be sitting up again? I am kinda wondering how this affects "tummy-time" and curious to know what the alternatives are, as far as physical therapy?