Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Quick Update...

Monday, May 4, 2009

Quick Update...

More later... but Wyatt is back to his old self... You would think he had surgery today!!! They had to intubate him and we were in the recovery room for a while. Around 4pm, we got a room on the 6th floor and he was dancing and playing. It's hard to confine a toddler to a bed, stroller, or your lap!! We have no results yet... however, I heard through the grapevine that maybe a little bit of the stomach protrudes through. We will find out more later. I don't think it's as bad as we thought. They also got images of his ECMO wound too and the upper GI is scheduled tomorrow at 10am. They also took blood (gave it to me to give to our doctor??? isn't that weird... We also have a nutrition consult tomorrow too. The MRI doctor also saw both vocal cords moving today!!! yeah!! I feel like Wyatt is getting a big tune-up!!! We will have more details by tomorrow. Everyone was so nice today and helpful!

3 comments:

Stacy K said...: Good job Wyatt! I am so happy to hear about BOTH vocal cords moving, so wonderful! I know it will be good to have everything checked and get some answers as to what has been happening with the little guy. Hopefully I will get up to see you all soon. Good luck with the rest of the tests and results. And..I love the learning boxes...good thing Wyatt has such a good teacher for a mommy.; May 4, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Vicki Jensen said...: Good boy Wyatt! Awesome news with his vocal cords. James was just asking about Wyatt's vocal cords yesterday...strange! Sounds like he's getting the full workup or tuneup as you said. I'll be waiting to hear his MRI results.

Vic; May 4, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Jen said...: Great news! I'm so glad to hear everything went well and he's back to being his cute little self.

Jen; May 5, 2009 at 3:01 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.