Saturday, December 19, 2009

Kai's surgery went well


Kai had surgery yesterday. Everything went well. He is doing fine. He is in some pain and is on some pain medicine. So he is sleepy. He seems really exhausted as well. He's not really even interested in his nuk. If you know Kai, he loves his nuk! For those who don't know all what Kai had done yesterday, here's a quick overview. Kai had a CT scan of his lungs, several blood test drawn (he has so many poke holes in him :( ). Some of the blood test was for hematology. One of the things they were testing for was to seeing how long it takes for Kai's blood to clot. The other blood tests were for food allergies. Kai also had that testicle surgery done (his had not drop down on his own). They also remove some white pus stuff. During this time they found a hernia, which they took care of. The next big surgery was the j tube placement. He had a j tube put in. The made about a 2 inch incision above his belly button. They cut through his bowel to place this feeding tube. Where they made this incision, they also did a skin biopsy. So now Kai has two separate feed tubes. A g-tube button and a j-tube peg. In a few months we can switch the peg over to a button. Kai has incisions and stitches in 6 places. Kai is in the IMC at Children's. This unit is a step down from the ICC. He is monitored more than if he were on a regular floor. Well, off to the hospital we go. For some security reasons, I'm not able to log into our blog at the hospital. I will post again soon.

2 comments:

Laurie said...

Hello Dawn, Levi and Kai! I am so glad to hear things went well. I hope sweet Kai is able to rest comfortably. I will continue to pray that you are all home together for Christmas! He's such a tough little guy! Can't wait to see him in the new year!
Take care!
Laurie Palesotti

Dan said...

I don't even know you but my heart has been touched by your blog and the progress of your little Kai. Our prayers will be with you all.
God bless your family