Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: IV access accomplished! Surgery has begun.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

IV access accomplished! Surgery has begun.

We just heard that surgery started...it took 2 hours for IV access :)) The surgery should last 2-3 hours and I probably will not get another update until it's over. Wyatt will be getting surgery as the Pope is saying Mass in Washington DC now. I know Wyatt has some important people routing him on!!! Meanwhile, my dad and grandmom are with Chloe and she is happy as can be. I just got a report that she is riding around in her wagon outside!! Yesterday she helped Grandpop collect sticks so that he could mow the yard and she also decided to bring all her toys outside to play with because it was so pretty outside. She was outside from lunch time until 5pm, swinging on her swing and playing little people.

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Vicki Jensen said...: Hugs, kisses, prayers and positive patch thoughts to Wyatt! My whole family is rooting for him. Thanks for the updates. We keep checking religiously to see how he's doing.

Take care of yourselves!
Vic, James, Jack & extended family; April 17, 2008 at 12:00 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.