Thursday, May 19, 2005
Update: The Littlest of Boys
(See April 13th post, The littlest of boys, for background.)
The littlest of boys has been doing quite well. In fact, he was slated to come home from the hospital this week. The latest news, however, is that he has developed a problem that is apparently common in baby boys: pyloric stenosis, the thickening of a valve between the stomach and small intestine. This problem is corrected by a quick, simple surgerical procedure, which requires his transfer to another hospital. Doctors are being reassuring that this is not a major problem or a major procedure & that his hospital stay will only have a few more days added to it.
UPDATE: The surgery went well. He should be able to go home on Saturday. Yay! His parents have been advised to keep him in the home pretty much for at least the next year - just to avoid exposure to things - like people -- that might make him sick. But at least he'll be home.
The littlest of boys has been doing quite well. In fact, he was slated to come home from the hospital this week. The latest news, however, is that he has developed a problem that is apparently common in baby boys: pyloric stenosis, the thickening of a valve between the stomach and small intestine. This problem is corrected by a quick, simple surgerical procedure, which requires his transfer to another hospital. Doctors are being reassuring that this is not a major problem or a major procedure & that his hospital stay will only have a few more days added to it.
UPDATE: The surgery went well. He should be able to go home on Saturday. Yay! His parents have been advised to keep him in the home pretty much for at least the next year - just to avoid exposure to things - like people -- that might make him sick. But at least he'll be home.
