Jameson Karst Edwards

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thanks for all the wishes & prayers - they seem to be working!

his surgery took 2hrs 20min. dr weiner (his real name - we will be using that euphemism for penis in his honor :D ) had said it would take 2 to 5 hours, depending on jameson's adhesions - shorter if they were more wispy & spider-webby, longer if they were more like concrete. so my friend deanne & i did the 'fluffy gossamer adhesion' dance, and it worked. yay!

so that was about 7:30. they tried putting in a caudal for some pain control but weren't sure it ended up being a good one. i think it's doing ok. still, that took a while. i got to see him in recovery about 9. he was peeking at me, but didn't seem to know what was going on. he had an iv in his foot, an a-line (monitors blood pressure) in the other foot, and a capped off iv in his neck. that's just because he's not an easy stick after 7 1/2 months in the hospital. he had a foley catheter and an ng tube draining his tummy juices. i haven't peeked under his dressing, but i bet it looks great. it's kinda weird not to have the outline of his g-tube and ostomy bag showing through his clothes.

last night he rested pretty good. he got a little pain med about 1 - he shifted & hurt himself & started crying, which hurt worse, so he geared up the crying, etc etc. but still, for having a pretty big surgery, he has done great.

so far today he's had the foley removed, gotten a tylenol, had a wipe-down bath, put on a diaper & some real clothes, been held & snuggled, had his crib changed, clapped, kicked, smiled, laughed, made his boy noises, oh - and yesterday he cut tooth #4.

he's doing great! the next bit is being patient for him to pass gas or stool. now, i ask you - do a bowel prep, don't let someone eat, use an ng to suck out their tum-tums, and what are they supposed to poop? :) so, the patience part.

i'll keep letting y'all know.
 
Thanks for the update. Jameson is in our prayers.
 
I can't believe I've missed all this until today! AAAACK! Bad bunny, I would have had a cheer ready. Glad to see the 'fluffy gossamer adhesion' dance worked! He'll be pooping in no time, vibes turned up here!
Ber :lilbunny:
 
Woo hoo! Glad to hear things went well BabyDuck.

Continued prayers for continued improvement!

:yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap:
 
Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ! ! ! ! !

:dancingsnoopy:
 
oh yeah baby
 
he pooped! yay! :bounce::59::cheerleader:

but no feeding him yet. i dunno if i misunderstood or dr weiner misspoke, but he's waiting for gas to feed him. poop is a great sign, though. so pray for 'bum gas', as my niece-in-law used to call it!

they took his bandage off this morning. his scar is much smaller, but the old scar still shows some. i thought it was going to be all cut out, but i guess that was too much to take off. anyway, it looks great, dry & clean. and chicks dig scars!

he's cheerful, hasn't needed anything for pain since last night, has sat up some today - he was too sore to do that yesterday.

doing just great! we're so pleased.
 
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