The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 30

[PNO4TE]

Elin ....

your girls have turned into beautiful ladies

Thank you, Jennifer.

 

[my3princes]

Hi, everyone. We got home around 8pm. Quick rundown, and I'm headed to my own bed!

Rees does not have a partial blockage. He has a Hiatal hernia, the thickened area of jejunum which will have to be addressed (surgeon won't know what he needs to do until he gets in there), and the most serious thing is a very rare condition called gastric volvulus which is defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach of more than 180°. It causes all kinds of problems and has to be surgically corrected. Rees already had a Nissen Fundoplication (surgery to prevent severe reflux where they literally make a band around the top of the stomach to prevent anything from going up the esophagus- ie he can't vomit or burp). So, to correct the other problems he also has to redo the fundo (many fundo's have to be revised as kids grow). So, there will be repair of the Hiatal Hernia, redo the fundo, fix the gastric volvulus, and look at the thickened jejunum. It is major abdominal surgery. He will try to do it laparoscopically, but because Rees' other surgeries were done "open" (major incision), the likelihood is he'll have to do them open as well. If it is done lap it will be a 2 day stay, if open likely 4 days or more.

So, we are just going to keep doing what we were, let him enjoy Halloween and all the parties, and then head back to the hospital on Thursday. It will be a very stressful week, but for now, we are going to focus on the fun things and enjoy being home and all together.

Thank you so much for the continued prayers and support. I'm off to bed!

ETA: the Emory GI were great once we saw them. We are to follow up with them in 2 months since he has inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and they upped his Prevacid dosage. She gave me her private number and nurse, so we shouldn't have any trouble getting an appointment!

Oh, and here are the symptoms of chronic gastric volvulus. Just like Rees!

Chronic gastric volvulus

Patients typically present with intermittent epigastric pain and abdominal fullness following meals.

Patients may report early satiety, dyspnea, and chest discomfort. Dysphagia may occur if the gastroesophageal junction is distorted.

Because of the nonspecific nature of the symptoms, however, patients are often investigated for other common disease entities such as cholelithiasis and peptic ulcer disease.

Upper GI series can be diagnostic during an acute attack.

Wow, no wonder he has been feeling so sick. That is a whole lot of problems for such a young boy. That they can do it all laproscopically and that he bounces back quickly.

 

[bear74]

Hi, everyone. We got home around 8pm. Quick rundown, and I'm headed to my own bed!

Rees does not have a partial blockage. He has a Hiatal hernia, the thickened area of jejunum which will have to be addressed (surgeon won't know what he needs to do until he gets in there), and the most serious thing is a very rare condition called gastric volvulus which is defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach of more than 180°. It causes all kinds of problems and has to be surgically corrected. Rees already had a Nissen Fundoplication (surgery to prevent severe reflux where they literally make a band around the top of the stomach to prevent anything from going up the esophagus- ie he can't vomit or burp). So, to correct the other problems he also has to redo the fundo (many fundo's have to be revised as kids grow). So, there will be repair of the Hiatal Hernia, redo the fundo, fix the gastric volvulus, and look at the thickened jejunum. It is major abdominal surgery. He will try to do it laparoscopically, but because Rees' other surgeries were done "open" (major incision), the likelihood is he'll have to do them open as well. If it is done lap it will be a 2 day stay, if open likely 4 days or more.

So, we are just going to keep doing what we were, let him enjoy Halloween and all the parties, and then head back to the hospital on Thursday. It will be a very stressful week, but for now, we are going to focus on the fun things and enjoy being home and all together.

Thank you so much for the continued prayers and support. I'm off to bed!

ETA: the Emory GI were great once we saw them. We are to follow up with them in 2 months since he has inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and they upped his Prevacid dosage. She gave me her private number and nurse, so we shouldn't have any trouble getting an appointment!

Oh, and here are the symptoms of chronic gastric volvulus. Just like Rees!

Chronic gastric volvulus

Patients typically present with intermittent epigastric pain and abdominal fullness following meals.

Patients may report early satiety, dyspnea, and chest discomfort. Dysphagia may occur if the gastroesophageal junction is distorted.

Because of the nonspecific nature of the symptoms, however, patients are often investigated for other common disease entities such as cholelithiasis and peptic ulcer disease.

Upper GI series can be diagnostic during an acute attack.

Denice thanks for the update.
Prayers that they can do it Lap vs open.
I hope Rees and the rest of you get to enjoy Halloween and the parties.

 

[bear74]

That is great news for Daniel and Katie. I tried karate and it was so tough. Kudos to him. Tell them both that we are proud of them. I think getting a disney pin is great incentive, so 3 presells per shift = lots of pins for your collection and no money out of your pocket



Did she have the milk drunk eyes? That was my favorite look from the boys, completely content and happy Her jaundice should be improving now.

her eyes were shut but when she came of she had the milk drunk look on her face.
now if she would just poop

 

[my3princes]

Colby went to bed at 8:45 and quickly fell asleep. About 1/2 hour later he woke up vomiting and rather than yelling to us he ran from his room, down the hall to the bathroom on the other end of the house. There was a trail the entire way What a mess we had. We managed to get him cleaned up thanks to a double bath and then attacked the mess. He is sitting on the couch now acting just fine I think that he may have swallowed phlem, but that is just a guess. We could be in for a long night.

 

[my3princes]

her eyes were shut but when she came of she had the milk drunk look on her face.
now if she would just poop

Nick would go over a week between poops. I was freaking out, but the doctor said that it is not abnormal for breast fed babies to use most of what they take in leaving very little waste. I remember 8 and 9 day periods between poops. Give her time, she will produce.

 

[bear74]

Colby went to bed at 8:45 and quickly fell asleep. About 1/2 hour later he woke up vomiting and rather than yelling to us he ran from his room, down the hall to the bathroom on the other end of the house. There was a trail the entire way What a mess we had. We managed to get him cleaned up thanks to a double bath and then attacked the mess. He is sitting on the couch now acting just fine I think that he may have swallowed phlem, but that is just a guess. We could be in for a long night.

oh poor Colby that he feels better hopefully it was a one time thing

 

[PNO4TE]

Elin,

... Your girls are lovely!!!!

Thanks... they said the same about you all too, by the way! They thought you all were a very good looking group. I told them I would have it no other way! All the DDA is gorgeous... or handsome... or... something equally flattering! Just like all our kids!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Ok, Robyn asked for and will be getting the Gymboree coupon.

 

[PNO4TE]

Just reading about sleep overs caused me to go open the wine!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Very nice.

 

[PNO4TE]

When you say open, did you have to untwist the cap? Or perhaps, you're drinking from a good vintage box? Maybe your wine is really Mad Dog 20/20?

nothing like cold duck!

I will tell you that I am drinking the wine from my food & wine pairing! But I am clearly not above twisting a cap

Bill & I break out in prayer when the kids start talking about sleep overs...can you tell I am not a big fan...

I think it's been over a year since Christopher and Kirsten had one...

If you hear the phone ringing, don't answer it, okay? I need to talk to your children.

so nice to have you both posting on here more lately!

 

[bear74]

Nick would go over a week between poops. I was freaking out, but the doctor said that it is not abnormal for breast fed babies to use most of what they take in leaving very little waste. I remember 8 and 9 day periods between poops. Give her time, she will produce.

Olivia did that as well but she was a little older. She needs to poop to get rid of the jaundice. that excrete the bilirubin in their stools.

 

[Pooh67_68]

I am on my way.

Anne Marie - Good suggestions! I wouldn't ever think of ice cream toppings because DS only likes PLAIN vanilla! (Maybe we should have a sleep over and invite Heidi!)

 

[Pooh67_68]

Thanks for posting the Castle pin. As you can see I put it in my siggy.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Good point on the game! i dont really care either way, but my cousin lives in colorado and since i dont care, im cheering for the rockies

And if anyone cant do the postcards, dont worry about it! not a huge deal at all, just figured id ask!

How about your DDA family? Deb/Chris, Tia & I? Maybe Theresa needs your more.

Just got home alittle while ago...Daniel got his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do tonight. This was his first belt test & his teacher suggested he skip a belt. He got to do his moves in front of the class & did a board breaking as well. I was so proud of him..he totally loves TKD & he comes out of class so full of energy..(maybe I should take the class too! )

I worked today..crazy day there. I did have a little pixie dust if you want to call it that. There is a incentive in the store if you can sell 3 pre-orders of the movie being offered (right now its Ratatouille) during your shift, you get a pin. Well I sold 5 during my 4 hours so I got to choose one from this board they had up..I got Goofy flying in a bi-plane. I know, nothing too exciting, but I was happy to add another pin to my collection.

Katie's artwork will be displayed in our local library this week. I have no idea what picture it is but we are going over there tomorrow to see.

That's the run down of my day.

Tomorrow I call for my adr's for April....I think we are going with Biergarten dinner (dana's fav), LTT lunch, Garden Grill lunch, & Ohana dinner.

I am so tired I am going to fall off my seat. Good night all!!!

Congrats to Daniel, Katie & you!

I did a late lunch at Garden Grill in May and was really disappointed in the food quality. I wouldn't book a late lunch again. I didn't realize that they do close for a while between lunch and dinner.

well we tried to supplement last night. Virginia refused to take the bottle. the dr asked me if I thought my milk was in i said yes. he suggested i pump and try that in a bottle or cup feed it to her. i pumped when we got home i got 3oz of milk from each side. it had only been 3hrs since she fed.

just now as she was feeding i looked down at her and she has milk all over her face.

Anne Marie and Chanon - WOW! Soarin' alone! That is just awesome. I wish you all could have heard my 6'4" baby brother on that ride!! I will NEVER forget the look on his face and hearing him squeal!! He loved it!

Sounds like Emma this year! Last year she was terrified and told me the day she rode it this year that she would NEVER (neva eva) ride it again but she did and she LOVED it!!!

actually Olivia will be in first grade in 2009.

I'll be taking Joe out of 1st grade for a week in Jan and Lizzy missed 6 days in Oct of 1st grade and then another 3 or 4 days in May for her birthday. Our school is pretty understanding about it.

I was thinking Lizzy would only miss 2 days for our November trip but this is the 1st year in 6 years that they don't have the Friday before Veteran's Day off.

Oh and I got an email from Amy agreeing to get together Christmas Eve around 6ish.

Have a good night.

Hi, everyone. We got home around 8pm. Quick rundown, and I'm headed to my own bed!

Rees does not have a partial blockage. He has a Hiatal hernia, the thickened area of jejunum which will have to be addressed (surgeon won't know what he needs to do until he gets in there), and the most serious thing is a very rare condition called gastric volvulus which is defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach of more than 180°. It causes all kinds of problems and has to be surgically corrected. Rees already had a Nissen Fundoplication (surgery to prevent severe reflux where they literally make a band around the top of the stomach to prevent anything from going up the esophagus- ie he can't vomit or burp). So, to correct the other problems he also has to redo the fundo (many fundo's have to be revised as kids grow). So, there will be repair of the Hiatal Hernia, redo the fundo, fix the gastric volvulus, and look at the thickened jejunum. It is major abdominal surgery. He will try to do it laparoscopically, but because Rees' other surgeries were done "open" (major incision), the likelihood is he'll have to do them open as well. If it is done lap it will be a 2 day stay, if open likely 4 days or more.

So, we are just going to keep doing what we were, let him enjoy Halloween and all the parties, and then head back to the hospital on Thursday. It will be a very stressful week, but for now, we are going to focus on the fun things and enjoy being home and all together.

Thank you so much for the continued prayers and support. I'm off to bed!

ETA: the Emory GI were great once we saw them. We are to follow up with them in 2 months since he has inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) and they upped his Prevacid dosage. She gave me her private number and nurse, so we shouldn't have any trouble getting an appointment!

Oh, and here are the symptoms of chronic gastric volvulus. Just like Rees!

Chronic gastric volvulus

Patients typically present with intermittent epigastric pain and abdominal fullness following meals.

Patients may report early satiety, dyspnea, and chest discomfort. Dysphagia may occur if the gastroesophageal junction is distorted.

Because of the nonspecific nature of the symptoms, however, patients are often investigated for other common disease entities such as cholelithiasis and peptic ulcer disease.

Upper GI series can be diagnostic during an acute attack.

Sounds like Rees will finally get some relief. Lots of prayers for him!

Colby went to bed at 8:45 and quickly fell asleep. About 1/2 hour later he woke up vomiting and rather than yelling to us he ran from his room, down the hall to the bathroom on the other end of the house. There was a trail the entire way What a mess we had. We managed to get him cleaned up thanks to a double bath and then attacked the mess. He is sitting on the couch now acting just fine I think that he may have swallowed phlem, but that is just a guess. We could be in for a long night.

Hope it was a short lived thing!

 

[PNO4TE]

Wow, no wonder he has been feeling so sick. That is a whole lot of problems for such a young boy. That they can do it all laproscopically and that he bounces back quickly.

Denice thanks for the update.
Prayers that they can do it Lap vs open.
I hope Rees and the rest of you get to enjoy Halloween and the parties.

Because you both said it so well (and I am falling asleep at the computer) I will just say "DITTO" to Denise!

 

[PNO4TE]

Colby went to bed at 8:45 and quickly fell asleep. About 1/2 hour later he woke up vomiting and rather than yelling to us he ran from his room, down the hall to the bathroom on the other end of the house. There was a trail the entire way What a mess we had. We managed to get him cleaned up thanks to a double bath and then attacked the mess. He is sitting on the couch now acting just fine I think that he may have swallowed phlem, but that is just a guess. We could be in for a long night.

I hope it was short-lived, Deb. I got sick the morning after the Party for the Senses and thought I had lost my abililty to eat and drink along with the loss of weight. Turns out my sister also got sick the next day and it was a bug. Hope this does not run through your family!

 

[PNO4TE]

Hope it was a short lived thing!

I hope it was short-lived, Deb.

Brain sharing!

 

[PNO4TE]

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I AM CAUGHT UP!!! Love you all to pieces, but don't ever follow QueenForADay Theresa into this posting frenzy again! You about killed me!!

See you tomorrow, friends!