Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Out of surgery... a success!!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Out of surgery... a success!!

Dr. Columbani just came out to talk with us and Wyatt's surgery was a success! He is still in the OR, but they found another hole... as Wyatt grows, the patch does not grow with him so another hole was created. They decided to use the gortex patch instead of the Alloderm. They sewed it to the pre-existing patch and his chest wall. We heard a lot of his intestine was in his chest... about a fist full, the small intestine as well as the large. His surgeon said that Wyatt should be able to breath much better now... maybe not even requiring oxygen or even very little. With a fist full of intestine in his chest he was stating 99-100% on 1/4 liter. The same incision that was made from Dr. Abdullah from his previous repair was used for this surgery so there will be no new scars. He will soon be wheeled down the hall to the PICU. We are just waiting now...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Keep the good news coming!

Love,
Pam; April 17, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Vicki Jensen said...: I agree with the previous comment...keep that good news comin'!

I will pray that he gets off oxygen real soon. What a tough guy to have so many organs herniated and not even complain!

Vic; April 17, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Gina,
Thanks for being so good about keeping us updated. We're all praying for that precious little guy and his wonderful family.

I bet he doesn't need any oxygen for long if he could breathe with all of those intestines in the way.

Love,
Paula; April 17, 2008 at 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...: So glad to hear the surgery was a success. It sounds like maybe this will give him a bit more comfort, which is great. We think of you often!

Julia and Dave; April 17, 2008 at 10:49 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.