Lewis is switching to a diet of clear fluids right about now, in preparation for his surgery, scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9:30. Last night and today, the doctors and the surgeon answered every question we could think of and then some. We gave our consent to go ahead with the surgery this afternoon. It is hard to give up the progress Lewis has made in the last couple weeks and put him back under all this stress, but based on all the information we can get, the g-tube and the fundoplication, together, are really the only good alternative.
For all our concern, Lewis really doesn't seem nervous at all. Fussy, for sure, but not nervous. We did discover that he's a big fan of what the NICU staff calls "Sweet-ez". Sweet-ez is a nice name for sugar water on a pacifier. Not sure why we didn't get to try that sooner, but he digs it. It makes him happy enough that he didn't complain during his pre-surgery bloodwork or the first attempt to get an IV in. Still no luck on the IV, at last update. They'll have to get one in soon to put him on preventative antibiotics for the surgery.
The surgeon expects that it will take Lewis 7 to 10 days to recover from the surgery, but we should know whether it was successful much sooner - within a day or two. We'll keep you posted.
Dear Jenn & Josh:
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts and prayers are with all of you while you wait for Lewis to go through the surgery. The minutes seem like hours, but know that we are all with you even though we can't be there for you. We really appreciate the daily updates on Lewis's daliy progress, writing them must be a difficult task. Thinking about all the progress Lewis has made in his journey we hope that the results of todays procedure will be quick and extremely positive.
Love,
Michele & Larry