Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Rest Day

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Rest Day

Today was mainly resting for Wyatt. Our next steps after the infection is completely cleared is determining if he needs a new shunt or not OR a procedure that puts a little hole in the ventricle for the fluid to drain. I really don’t want the shunt but if it’s necessary, then we will absolutely pursue that route. My Dad had an appointment today at Hopkins. The rehab dropped him off, I went over to the next building to attend his appointment and then got him lunch and brought him to Wyatt. Today he got his bandage removed from his back- it looks good! He has about 50 staples in it. He also got a heart echo.

I know Wyatt feels better- he is putting his hand up! No pics!!

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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.