Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Lucy's GJ placement went well today! We had a great group of doctors who made sure everything was as easy as possible for Lucy. The anethesiologist even gave her an added narcotic as she came out in recovery so that she could stay calm and relaxed (for once we didn't have the "feral cat effect" as she came out of anesthesia!).

After placement Lu struggled with some projectile vomiting, which continued after we got home in the afternoon despite a dose of IV Zofran before we left. But, because we have the GJ, I can still feed her through the J port and drain her stomach through the G port to keep her comfy!

We've started feeds up slowly and are giving Lucy extra time for her body to adjust to the new tube. Shes still been having quite a bit of stomach pain, but from what I understand this could all be in the normal range for some kids. Hopefully her body will adjust quickly so we can get right to work on raising her feed rate!

Thank you to everyone who kept Lucy in their thoughts and prayers! And thank you to all our family and friends who helped out!

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