Sunday Early Afternoon - Eating Again

Just a quick update and a few photos from yesterday.  The feeding tube was turned back on about 1:00pm today so we are happy.  Owen (hopefully) will get to eat via the tube until midnight tonight.  The current plan is for Owen to go into the operating room tomorrow.  However, there may be an organ transplant tomorrow and if that is the case then Owen will have to wait until Tuesday.  We are hoping for tomorrow but we also know that there must be another family somewhere in this hospital hoping they will be in surgery tomorrow!  Either way we are happy there is a plan and we are aware of a possible delay.  If by 1:00pm tomorrow Owen is not called to surgery then the feeding tube will be turned back on and he will wait until Tuesday.

Owen will not have surgery to repair the hole in his esophagus.  The surgeon explained a new procedure they have performed several times with good results.  The procedure will require Owen to be put under but the surgeons will go through his mouth.  They will go in and look at the esophagus and evaluate the hole.  They will then put a "plug" in the opening.  The plug is made from "pig guts" and will hopefully irritate the area and cause scar tissue to start forming.  The idea is the hole will close and the plug will fall out or "dissolve".

We pray this procedure will work and Owen's little body will cooperate as planned.  The surgeon indicated it is possible this procedure may have to be repeated a few times.  If no luck after a few tries we will then discuss surgery to repair the esophagus.

Owen and a few of his cousins.