Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Wyatt's in Surgery

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Wyatt's in Surgery

We arrived at Mt. Wash about 5am when the ambulance was suppose to show up. It didn't show up until 6:45am for his 7:30am surgery. (We were suppose to be there at 6am). I don't usually get mad and I think I'm a calm and patient person, but I called the ambulance company with not the nicest words to say:))) The ambulance came shortly after my phone call and we were on our way! Wyatt is currently in surgery. This is his fourth surgery, but it's the first time I got to be in the operating room with him as he fell asleep. Wyatt was wide awake and enjoyed looking around the operating room. The bed that he was on was puffy and warm and Wyatt stretched out his arms and was super relaxed!! It was funny! The anesthesiologist joked saying that Wyatt is fighting the drugs to fall asleep. He always does. He is now in surgery and we are in the waiting room. It will take about 3 hours. Thank you for everything.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Hey All,
The billing gals are thinking about all of you and wishing Wyatt a speedy recovery...sending hugs and prayers.
Mom-Mom's *girls* :); February 5, 2008 at 9:04 AM
Gillian Brown said...: Gina,I'm so glad you got to the hospital eventually!We're praying tis end for Wyatt - i'm sure he'll do great.Kaden was 1st on the list for operating today, and all went well and we are now home!Kaden is having a snooze as we speak and is doing well.x; February 5, 2008 at 11:16 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.