This may possibly be my last post before Ryan comes home!! Ryan has had a busy month so I am excited to be able to update all of you! Although I have something fun to talk about on a daily basis, I don't want to update you all on me just rambling nonsense things. So that being say, he is officially breathing all on his own! He has been off the oxygen now for a few weeks and doing great! His feedings with the bottle have gotten better, but after a few weeks, everything has plateaued. He is taking an average of about 40ml every 3 hours with an occasional 80-90ml. Taking in this much is not going to help him grow and eventually he would start to lose weight. His NG tube remained in his nose because it helped make up for the lack of milk he was eating by mouth. About 2 weeks ago, I was made aware that possibly a G-tube was going to be put in place. I of course had the option to say no to this procedure, but when I was told it could get him home sooner, I looked more into it. Coming from a medical background per say, I understood what most of the medical lingo involved with it would entail. My main concerns were how infection played a role in this, as well as how easy would it be for it to become dislodged and fall out. All of possible questions you could imagine I had for the surgeon he answered very well and very confidently. After talking it over with family and friends, we decided to go through with the procedure; he needs to be at home where he is loved and we can work on his feedings with him. It's not that we don't love our nurses, but Ryan doesn't have a personal nurse to wait on him hand and foot like we will. So today, Tuesday the 19th, he had his surgery. Everything went very well. Along with inserting the G-tube, they were able to circumcise him. He was in a lot of pain when he got back to his room, but after some strong pain medication, he was knocked out. About 3 hours after he got out, he was wide awake for Ryan and I, and we even got him to smile a couple times. Although still in some pain, he’s staying very strong and it just trying to get through the day. We are so proud of him and everyone had nothing but great things to say! He will be able to start eating again tomorrow morning and tomorrow night we are able to start feeding him through the G-tube. Recovery can take anywhere from a few days to about two weeks. We are in no rush to bring him home being that we want to be confident we know how to use the G-tube, but we will be rooting for him and hoping for a fast recovery!
9 pounds 6 ounces
