April 11, 2009
Jett had another great day. He was visited today by special guests...Grandpa Pat and Grandma Wanda (his Great Greatparents). Wanda held him and he loved it!
I spoke with the GI doctor yesterday and he made the recommendation of eventually putting in a G-tube. This will allow him to get extra nutrients over the night time or whenever he would need additional food. He will probably come home with this and could potentially have it for years. This would be used only when he can tolerate food which currently he is not.
Right now the doctors think there is an obstruction in his bowel from either meconium and excess secretions or possibly just the inflammation of the bowel. We are hoping this will clear on it's own and he will not need an additional surgery to remove the blockage or open the ostomy a bit more. Other than the bowel he is doing excellent. He no longer is receiving antibiotics for his sepsis. My girlfriend is a nurse on his unit and is watching out for him and caring for him during the night hours. It has been wonderful to have Erica there so we can get a goodnight sleep :)
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