How many surgeries have we had now?

Success!! Wes made it through the surgery well and seems to be recovering as they would expect. They were able to do the procedure laparoscopically, meaning they did not have to make a large incision to perform the Nissin procedure. The doctor did say that his liver was quite large, but that is often the case in young babies, particularly micro-preemies, and was not a real item of concern. In addition to that bit of great news, they were able to extubate him almost immediately after the surgery and he is currently just on low-flow nasal cannula like he usually is (although on a slightly higher flow of oxygen to make up for the shallow breaths he is taking while the anesthesia wears off). They did move us to the PICU, but nobody besides the anesthesiologist really knows why. From what we have heard, we should just be here overnight and hopefully back down to the regular Peds floor tomorrow. The plan is to start small feeds again tomorrow and start ramping them up as quickly as Wes can handle it. Hopefully the recovery will continue to go quickly and we can take our son home from the hospital again this weekend. thank-you to everyone who prayed for our little guy...these surgeries are not getting any easier as the boys get older. They used to sleep on the way to the OR, now they look at us knowing that something is wrong/different. That will snap your heart in two!! So we are praising God for taking such good care of our little boy, and at the same time asking if this can maybe be the last surgery? For a while anyway?

Surgery Update

I just wanted to get a quick post on here to update everyone on the time of Wes surgery tomorrow. It will be at 12:30 P.M. and likely take about 2 hours if everything goes according to plan. One of our biggest concerns (other than the fact that he is going to have surgery and be put under general anesthesia) is that he will have to be intubated and put on a ventilator for the duration of the procedure. We are praying that God will give him the strength to quickly recover and begin breathing on his own. If he needs to remain on the ventilator after surgery, they will move us up toe the PICU again. That is not a huge deal, but we have enjoyed the Independence we have had in our private room versus the fish bowl rooms on the PICU floor. At the end of the day, this is all petty stuff compared to a successful surgery. They can put us in a smelly closet if it means that Wes' procedure went well.

Please join us in storming the Gates of Heaven with prayers for our son. It is no fun when surgery becomes "old hat" for your kids. Pray for the nurses and doctors in the OR and the nurses and doctors charged with Wes' care following the procedure. And Wes' parents too...if you have time. Wes, then the docs, then the nurses, then us. I will update as soon as I can following the procedure.