Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: A better day!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

A better day!

Wyatt had a great day today!!! He was back to his old self... flirting with our nurse and enjoying the day. He is now up to his goal of 40ml/hr and seems to be tolerating it. Otherwise... no new news to report which is a good thing!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Come on Wyatt there are a lot of people pulling for you! You can't reherniate now! We just had a big party for you!! We will say some extra prayers that the x-ray was wrong, or things go back where they belong. You are right he does deserve a break. He's been through so much already, but he's a fighter and it is a marathon, not a sprint - Benji is right. We'll be praying real hard for him. I am glad to know that is home with you and can enjoy his family and visa versa!!! We're going to have to get him a little boxers outfit, so he can "KO" this!!

Chuck, Sue and Megan; May 23, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Vicki Jensen said...: Eat Wyatt Eat! No news is good news! We're all praying for you buddy!; May 23, 2008 at 3:12 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.