Things Looking Good For G-Tube Removal

Ethan had a regular followup with Nutrition at Children's as well as a second swallow study.

Nutrition really liked his weight gain (over 18 pounds now) and so this bodes very well for getting the G-Tube removed. We meet with the general surgeon (who inserted it) later this week and he will give his evaluation.

The swallow study was to rule out any physiological issues regarding Ethan's reluctance to eat solid/chunky/real food. The swallow study came through with no issues so the thought now is simply it's a texture issue - Ethan just doesn't like that stuff. So the plan is to slowly introduce the stuff into his diet. He will start with things that can be mashed (like yams, etc) and to gradually make them more chunky/solid over time so that eventually he just gets used to more solid stuff.

I know we have been remiss in pictures of the little guy since his eye surgery. Pictures should be forthcoming. At present, the redness around the sclera has diminished substantially but there still is a little bit. Pictures, once uploaded, will probably show more redness than there currently is (since they will probably be 1-2 weeks old).

- b