Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: ER Update

Saturday, November 29, 2008

ER Update

Wyatt and Benji are still in the ER, but good news.... the chest x-ray looks good so he has not reherniated!!! The docs think that he has a respiratory virus and is dehydrated. He is currently on IV fluids and is sleeping. His heart rate is 135 which is much better compared to 190. They may keep him overnight for observation. He is no longer under surgery since his x-ray looks good, so he will be under pediatrics. We are just waiting to find out blood work results and what they want to do. I want to thank Wyatt's care team. When Benji was driving Wyatt to the ER, I e-mailed his doctors and nursing agency. His surgeon, Dr. A called me at home two minutes after I sent the e-mail and said that he was on-call this weekend and will check on Wyatt. When I called his pediatrician Dr. G, he answered his cell phone immediately... I did not have to leave a message. He also called the ER to let them know we were coming. Our nursing agency called me within 20 min of my e-mail to offer any help... even offering to babysit Chloe. We are so thankful to have such a wonderful care team for Wyatt who answered our calls/e-mail and go the extra mile on a Thanksgiving Weekend Saturday night. Thank You!!! My little guy always keeps us on our toes:))

1 comment:

Amber said...: I am so relieved to hear that Wyatt does not need another surgery. Praise God!

Amber; November 29, 2008 at 10:52 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.