Once we got here the surgeon came in and poof... the problem is gone. Ok well not completely but they didn't have to operate tonight which is what it started to look like was going to happen. So now I have to wait in Seattle until Saturday morning to get more information but most likely wont know a lot until Monday they said. Oh thats right... nothing goes on in the hospital on the weekends! Last time we were here I could have flown home 2 days earlier but since it was on a weekend I didn't. But come monday morning at 8am they called and said I was flying out! So unfortunately I know the routine, I know the city, know the dr.'s and the hospital. So Mark was going to fly in tomorrow morning but since he wont be having surgery for a little while we canceled it. No need to have him waste time off work, expense of a flight and hotel, and of course kenneling the dogs. So yes, Ethan will have to have surgery on his hernia. When is the question. It could be this week. The surgeon told me that he would most likely wait til mid week then send us back to MT only to come back when he gets bigger. The nurses in Great Falls told Mark I could be here 2-4 weeks. The nurse here said they may wait a week and do the surgery and then send us back. So as of right now this is all we know... it is 4am MT time and I am exhausted. I will post more as I find out what we are doing here ;)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Seattle... again!
Ok so I have a few blog posts in the works to update everyone on the last week but since this came up I thought I should post a short update. Today (well now yesterday... friday) we did Ethan's cares at 5pm and found that his stomach was really full looking, his temperature was low and he had a little spit up oh and on top of that his hernia looked worse. So they did an x-ray and found that there was a bowel that moved into his hernia. So they called the surgeon. And called and called. Finally they found out that the pediatric surgeon is out of town so they called the adult surgeon. He came in and confirmed the situation and said that Ethan was way too small for him to feel comfortable doing the surgery and he wasn't able to move the bowel with his fingers. What I mean by this is that they can sometimes push the bowel back up so there is not an issue that calls for immediate surgery. So off we went... to seattle!
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Oh, Leah! Kathy called last night and said that you were on your way back to Seattle. I am so sorry to hear that Ethan is once again looking at surgery.
ReplyDeleteI texted Mark to see if he needs transportation from the airport to the hospital or if Matt is unable to come down.
You are all in our prayers. If there is ANYTHING else we can do, please call and we'll be there.
Man, you are really on a roller coaster ride huh! I hope you can get some rest and that all goes well with the surgery!
ReplyDeleteSo I called you today and your phone was off...I was so excited to share an article that I found about playing classical music and preemies...guess I can wait until you are back in Montana:) Big hugs to you and Ethan - sorry you are back in Seattle hon. Take care and your family is in our constant thoughts and best wishes:)
ReplyDeleteLeah, Mark, and Ethan, I pray for you everyday!
ReplyDeleteLeah I am so glad that Ethan didn't have to have surgery. I know he still may need surgery, but the bigger he is when he has to go through that the better.
But man oh man talk about a hassle with the flights and the back and forth. I wish there was something they could do about that!
So glad Matt was able to be there with you, and take your mind off things, and get you out of the hospital for a bit.
Love you all so much!
Hang in there.... it's already been 2 months almost... time is flying!
Before you know it, you will be taking him home with you!