Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Back on the 6th floor!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Back on the 6th floor!

Wyatt is back on the 6th floor in the IMC section. He is progressing very well for having surgery yesterday. He is in a little pain when awake, but thank goodness he has an on-demand pain button to press when he is in pain. He was also just given Benadryl for itching since sometimes the Fentanyl drip can cause irritation. His chest tube is still in and may be removed tomorrow. He is now sleeping comfortably. When he wakes up, he is a little uncomfortable but he just did have surgery yesterday!! Pedilyte was started and when that is finished, he will begin formula... getting his normal amount!!!

2 comments:

Gillian Brown said...: Hi Gina - give our love to Wyatt,what a brave boy you've got!!Here's hoping this op has done the trick.
love to you all Gil and family xx; April 19, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Cindy said...: Good grief, I've been behind on my blog reading and just found out that Wyatt reherniated again. I'm sending prayers your way!; April 19, 2008 at 9:54 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.