The G-tube surgery went well and was uneventful. The procedure was scheduled for 45 minutes and by my clock, it was almost bang on. Ethan spent most of the day sleeping but he had periods of wakefulness and when he wasn't being messed around with by nurses, was actually very calm during those periods. (When he *was* being messed around with - he was pretty pissed off - but I would expect no less from my son!).
No feedings of any type (oral or NG) are allowed until tomorrow morning when they will evaluate him. Until then he is on IVs. If he's doing well, he could be discharged as early as tomorrow afternoon. We, however, are not banking on this and figure it will be Friday or Saturday before he can come home. They would prefer that he can also feed orally so that he can take his pain medications orally.
We are also scheduled for a regular Cranialfacial clinic on Monday where we will be instructed on care, cleaning, use of the G-tube and we will also meet with the plastic surgeon regarding the macrostomia repair, frenulum, and ear tag excision. By my estimation, this means we are still on track for a March surgery date.
- bob
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