Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Update

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Update

We are still here waiting in the same spot and waiting for test results. This is what we know so far. Wyatt's blood work showed that his white blood cell count is 29,000 which is really high and shows inflammation or infection. His white blood cell count is normally high between 19,000-33,000 and normal baby high is 10,000 (I think off the top of my head). The doctor consulted with the hematologist because I was worried about Leukemia but it looks like the differential count (???) is normal which is a good sign!! That is what I love about Hopkins, the ER doc can talk with the hemo doc after 5pm!!(We do have an appointment on April 29th with the hematologist to find out the reason for this high white blood cell count though). Apparently trauma and stress can cause a high white blood cell count and chronic lung disease will cause this too (which Wyatt has). Basically Wyatt was tested for everything- RSV, Flu, Urine culture, blood, x-ray. We are still waiting for RSV, flu, and urine. No answers yet... he did fall asleep and I am just sitting here:))

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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.