Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Back to Mt. Washington

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Back to Mt. Washington

Today we moved back to Mt.Washington. A solid plan has not been established yet, but I was told he will return back to Hopkins for G-tube surgery in 2-3 weeks. The doctor who performs the swallow study would like to wait a while because she said with Wyatt's high respiratory rate, he would not pass. The PA for neurosurgery, Judy showed me a model of Wyatt's shut. Here are some fun facts- the tubing is coated with antibiotics that will last for 3 months. It's programmable by putting a magnet on his head. Wyatt's cry is a little louder and he seems happier. We could not be happier for him!!!

2 comments:

Betsy Dellinger said...: Gina,

Thank you for checking out Ned's blog. You can certainly link it to Wyatt's and I will link his to ours tonight. I am so thankful for the success of his surgery today. It sounds like God has carried him through quite easily. I was glad to read and see how Wyatt has been held through his struggles. Ned's CDH surgery went without a hitch and he still has the heart surgery coming up on the horizon. It's funny how I dreaded the CDH ordeal for 6 months and God quickly showed me how easily He could get us through that valley. It is the hope I gained from that experience that I lean on for the heart surgery. What is big to me is nothing to the creator of the universe..... I'm glad I finally took the oportunity to let you know I had been praying for Wyatt so I could get to know you a bit more. My network of believers has grown by leaps and bounds since Ned was diagnosed with CDH. I am thankful that I have had the opportunity to get to know so many people and be included in such genuine love and prayer. Tell Wyatt to keep up the good work!; February 7, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Vicki Jensen said...: Back to Mt Washington huh? Boy that kid likes to travel! I hope they give him 'frequent rider' priveledges or something like that ;-)

I'm so glad he's feeling better and the shunt is doing its job. Why are they making him get the G-tube before they know he needs it? Is he just getting too coordinated and will pull out the NG tube?

Do you realize that if he get's that G-tube there's nothing holding him back from going home! Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy!

Vic; February 8, 2008 at 3:54 PM

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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.