Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: GI appointment

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

GI appointment

Today we had an appointment with the GI doctor at Hopkins and we really like him! According to their scale, Wyatt weighs 13lbs 3 oz which puts him in the 3rd percentile for his age group. He is 25 inches long which is the 50th percentile and his head circumference is 41 cm which is the 40th percentile. The doctor is very pleased with Wyatt but said that Wyatt needs to gain weight. His feeds were increased from 31 ml to 35 ml/hr. He also stopped the Carafate and prescribed cream for Wyatt's g-tube site. It's just a little red, which is normal and it's not infected, but this cream help. Wyatt is starting to grab and pull my hair and then laugh!! Is this what boys do??? On Thursday is the appointment with the cardiologist. Chloe also enjoyed playing with her friend Savannah while we were at the appointment. We are also so happy for baby Sofia who came off ECMO today after 12 days. Her repair surgery may be tomorrow, so please keep her in your prayers.

Below are pictures of what we did on Monday.... Wyatt and Chloe colored together and then had a tea party!!! Wyatt better watch out... before you know it, Chloe will be playing dress up with him!

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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.