Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: It's the step down unit for Wyatt!!- The 6th floor!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

It's the step down unit for Wyatt!!- The 6th floor!

The above pictures were from the PICU when he first arrived. You can see the IO in his leg. BUT now... today he was moved to the 6th floor which is the step down unit!! Wyatt is doing and looking much better. His chest still has a lot of fluid in it, but his stats are good and his surgeon returns tomorrow so a plan will be established. Overall, the day was uneventful and I think he likes his new home!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Wyatt,
I bet 2008 will be your year! Keep fighting!

Don Bell; January 2, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Vicki Jensen said...: Wyatt,
Glad to hear your in the step down unit. Keep fighting and tell those lungs to get dry and inflate fully! You guys are in our thoughts constantly!
Love
Vicki, James & Jack; January 2, 2008 at 11:09 AM

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Hurdles that I faced and achieved!

After birth, I was placed on ECMO at Johns Hopkins Hospital for 13 days. On day 13, I had a surgery to repair my hernia and was removed from ECMO, but my organs would not fit in my abdomen. I had a silo for a week and then surgery to place the organs back in the abdomen. Then, part of my intestines re-herniated into my chest cavity two months later and I had another surgery to repair that. After my first surgery, I experienced an intraventricular hemorrhage in my brain and at four months old I received a VP shunt. After I was extubated, I learned that I have right vocal cord paralysis. Then I had g-tube surgery and after I finally got to go home after 5 longs months at Johns Hopkins and Mt. Washington Hospital! Only for a few weeks, though. In mid-April my intestines reherniated again and sent me into surgery. I came home, and had a long run before my THIRD reherniation in the beginning of September on Labor Day weekend in 2008. Then I was hospitalized for twice during the winter 2009 for two respiratory infections. Well, I almost lasted a year until my next surgery! Just this past June, in 2009, I had surgery to wrap my stomach around the esophagus, a nissen. This has helped with my reflux and my hiatal hernia. I will be 2 in October, I love scooting around but refuse to stand up and walk. I am a little miracle and thank God, my doctors, my nurses, family, and friends for my strength, my fight and a happy life.