Owen went in for his procedure yesterday morning and was home shortly after noon. He was kicked out of the recovery room for being to loud! He was mad and was letting everyone know it. Melissa said every nurse, every doctor, or anyone else who was in the hospital came by to try and calm him down. They offered holding, walking, food, drink, toys, you name it they offered it. Finally they politely told Melissa it was ok to to get him dressed and leave. When I picked them up he was fine and you would never have known he was put under just a few hours ago. He is a tough little dude.
The positive is his esophagus was only closed about 50% (instead of the expected 75%?) so the doctor was pleased with that. The esophagus was stretched and they suggested we keep feeding him some soft foods and maybe try some liquids. Amazingly Owen ate yogurt for dinner and had no issues.
The not so positive news is that they were not able to get to the hole as his trachea was swollen and they could not get to it. Not sure why it is swollen. Surgeon did say "the hole looked different" from the esophagus side. He clarified this does not mean it is closed but only that it looks different. The next time they go in to stretch the esophagus he is going to include ENT doctor to take a look in there.
The plan is to do a swallow test to see if it is still leaking. This will be done in about two weeks. Hopefully we get good news.
Owen is doing so much better. He is really trying to get mobile and wants to chase his brother, sisters, and neighbor kids. It is spring break and there is about a dozen kids running through the house and yard all day long. As I said earlier, Owen is a tough dude.
Keep the prayers coming and hopefully we are making progress.
Glad he's doing well. That stinks that they weren't able to get a look at and work on the hole. Praying that his swallow tests shows no leak. He's such a precious little guy.
ReplyDeleteStill praying! thanks for the updates. I've been thinking about you all a lot and praying for Owen. Glad you at least got some positive news! This is, obviously, a process. Little by little he'll get there!!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear that they couldn't see what they wanted to see. I hope the swallow study goes well for Owen! I am so sorry you all have to go through this! I hope this ends soon and Owen can just be at home with his family! Being in the hospital with a newly adopted child is so hard on everyone! I hope things have improved for you! Please know I think and pray for your family every day!
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