Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Tomorrow is the BIG day!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Tomorrow is the BIG day!

Wyatt in his new hospital room

Chloe wearing her Easter Dress... she was too sick to wear it on Easter, so she wore it to her cousin's Baptism.

Chloe sharing with her cousin Anabella (we went to Richmond over the weekend for her cousin's Baptism)

Benji and I are sitting here alone in a completely quiet house and we hate it!! Chloe is with my parents and Wyatt is in the hospital. Most couples would take advantage of their kids being elsewhere by going out to dinner, etc... but looking in Wyatt's empty crib, not having nurses come and go, or visitors coming to meet Wyatt is not a great feeling. Earlier we were joking that everything is not normal for us. For example, when I was pregnant with Wyatt, I went in for a routine GYN check at 38 weeks and before you know it, I was admitted and getting induced... no bag packed, nothing ready. Today we went to Hopkins for a one day G-J tube procedure and Wyatt is admitted for reherniation and surgery is tomorrow. So, the moral of the story, Wyatt is the boss and likes to make his own decisions. Please keep him in your prayers tomorrow. The surgeons will be cutting through his left chest and will either place another gortex patch or use an alloderm patch which is made of human skin. Thank you for all your support.

2 comments:

Betsy Dellinger said...: Gina,

Dear heavens bless your heart! I just thought I'd pop by and see how Wyatt's G-tube surgery went and I see your day has taken a complete about-face. You're right thought, that does explain a lot! I'm praying for you guys and for Wyatt tonight. I know you are dreading yet another surgery....this too, like the others, shall pass and you'll have your little man back home with you soon. And he won't be refluxing...he'll be better than before, but I can't imagine he could get any cuter. I will just be praying, praying, praying!; April 16, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Vicki Jensen said...: Gina,
Wyatt is in our thoughts & prayers.
Love
Vic; April 17, 2008 at 3:46 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.