Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: He’s back!

Thursday, June 15, 2023

He’s back!

Last night we ordered Chinese food and had family movie night. It was so nice to do a normal activity. He had a nice uninterrupted sleep last night. His o2 dipped at 2 am so we put him on oxygen for a little bit and he was good to go. His blood pressure has been normal and he is less dizzy. Starting today, we are making sure Wyatt’s diet is rich in protein and iron rich foods. He’s taking vitamins and we are making sure he is getting the rest he needs balanced with activity. We had the outpatient PT consult today and will be starting next week going 3X per week until school starts. Walking is the most important activity for healing. Tonight we are making dinner for his grandparents.

His favorite flavor- Coffee ice cream!

Doing what teenagers do

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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.