Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Happy today!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Happy today!

Wyatt looks very happy today... I think I know why. He has a nursing student, Carla that has been giving him one on one attention all day, holding him, playing with him, and taking good care of him. His feeds are starting back up today as well. The incision on his abdomen is a little more red and puffy. To prevent an infection, Wyatt will start antibiotics. His stitches are a little loose and they are disolvable, so we have to be careful not to get them wet. He was also given Tylenol for any pain today as well. I really like Wyatt's doctor today... he called the neurosurgery team at Hopkins to get a second opinion... thank you!! I'm still at Mt. Wash taking a little break since Wyatt is napping.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hi there happy boy!!!!
I am so sorry I haven't written for a couple of days but it seems the flu *bug* took a bite out of me!! Feeling almost back to normal to go back to work tomorrow....yuk...would rather come visit you but I will make sure I have NO yucky germs when I do!!! Can't wait to see you again!!! I bet you have grown at least an inch!!!!
Okay litle guy, now you keep up the good work and keep getting stronger and stronger!!!
Sending you lots of germ free hugs.....
Karen :); February 10, 2008 at 9:09 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.