Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers! I hope everyone had a special day! I have had a wonderful Mother's Day and feel more honored than ever to be Pearson's mother and to have him here to celebrate this special day!
On to Pearson's progress...unfortunately he hasn't made much progress with his feeding. He is resisting it more than ever and we feel that he is probably in pain from the reflux, so Dr. Kays feels like we have explored all other options and he is confident that surgery is what needs to happen in order for Pearson to progress. He will be getting a Nissen done which is when they go in and wrap the top part of his stomach around his esophagus in order to tighten it and prevent him from refluxing. This is something he will always have. They will go in through the incision he already has from his previous surgery, but will have to make it longer in order to get to the right area in his belly. He will also be getting a G-Tube which is how he will be fed for a little while or at least until we can get him home and continue working on the nursing and bottle feeding. He was getting the hang of it pretty good before so we think he will not have to use the tube for long. Dr. Kays is planning to do the surgery tomorrow and then we will hopefully be home in about two weeks!!!! This should be our last hump we have to get over. We are having a hard time grasping the idea of finally having such a short time frame before we can go home, but we are absolutely ECSTATIC!!!!! We are looking forward to seeing so many of you very SOON!!! We thank you so much for the continued prayers and hope you will continue to pray for a successful surgery tomorrow! We know God is the only one who can bring us through this, so we must continue to rely on Him.
Happy First Mother's Day!!! So glad Pearson is getting his surgery tomorrow and that you will all be home soon!
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Aunt Judy
How exciting to be so close! Many prayers for a smooth surgery!!!!! I know it will go great! Happy Mother's Day!
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Jennifer
Mom to Dakota 12-25-2008
RCDH survivor
I'm so glad you had a wonderful Mother's Day. You deserved it! Surgery today will go well and Pearson will be ready to eat before we know it. Even though having him go through another surgery is hard for all of us, we know that Dr. Kays is being guided by hands we cannot see. This gift that he has for taking care of babies like Pearson is beyond any earthly talent.
ReplyDeleteI continue to pray for Pearson, for Dr. Kays but especially for you two to have the strength to continue this journey. This is our next step. It brings y'all one step closer to bringing our Angel home where he belongs. Stay strong!!!!
Love,
Mom (Tonya)
the 1st Mothers Day is a very SPECIAL day... and you deserved to have a wonderful day. And even though we know how much Lil P has been through, he has brought so much joy to so many lives already. We thank you and Matt for being so open and readily sharing everything that is going on. we will be in prayer for this little guy and for Dr Kays as he does the procedure, that everything will work as planned, and that Pearson heals quickly from this "inconvience" and will be ready to eat soon....
ReplyDeletePrayers for a successful surgery and a quick recovery. Happy Mothers Day, Brandi. You have shown incredible strength and love in your short time experiencing motherhood.
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