Sweet sweet freedom! I don't want to sound conceited and I know I'm biased, but I think she's pretty darn cute! Of course, she was cute with the tube in, but now you can see her whole beautiful face! Now she can rub her eyes, suck on her fingers, and play with her ears without us worrying that she'll yank her tube out in the process.
At last! No more tube!
Abbie's surgery went very well on Monday morning. She was in and out in about an hour. We stayed until Wednesday afternoon and I'm pretty sure I never want to spend another night in the hospital, ever again. Anyway, it's nice to have the ng-tube out but the g-tube isn't without it's difficulties. It takes about 2 months to heal and we have to be very careful with it at least until then. We have to change the dressing and clean the tube site every day in order to prevent infection, irritation, and other problems. Abbie certainly doesn't enjoy this time of the day and I can't blame her. She's healed well though and is pretty much back to her normal crazy self. Now that the surgeries are over, we can shift our focus back to getting Abbie to eat. Thank you all for yout thoughts and prayers for Abbie these last few weeks.
Abbie's G-tube
What a cutie!
She IS pretty darn cute! So I may be dumb but how exactly does the g-tube work? Do you just attach the tube at eating time? does that mean it's hard to have her wear onesies because you need easy access to her stomach? Can she cause problems if she scratches at it or anything or is it more kid proof? Maybe we'll just have to talk to I can understand better! Ha! Thanks for the update!
ReplyDeleteShe is a gorgeous little girl. Hooray for the ng tube being gone!
ReplyDeleteHooray! Good luck with getting her to eat!
ReplyDeleteShe IS a total doll!!! You're not biased, its the truth! I hope she can make eating progress as fast as is good for her... Lots of love from us to you!
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