Surgery Detour

Bobby had a very rough GI weekend - he was sick most of Saturday and then Sunday we put him on half feeds. We think he has gastritis again. He can't handle much volume in his stomach right now. Anything over 3 oz makes him sick.

So, when we brought our concerns to Bobby's presurgery hospital visit, they opted to postpone tomorrow's surgery. Instead, we were admitted out of concern that Bobby is getting dehydrated. That's bad for anyone, but its extra trouble in a cardiac patient who takes diuretics.

The other goal of this visit is to get a consult with the GI department. But, it seems, they don't see patients after 3 pm so we'll have to wait until tomorrow to have a doctor take a look at him. We're coming to the conclusion that the GI department here is pretty poor. This morning, they decided, without even examining Bobby, that he had no GI problems serious enough to delay surgery. Fortunately, his surgeon thought otherwise.

My prediction is that we'll be here most of tomorrow waiting for our consult. Hopefully, though, this will be our only night here. Based on Bobby's diagnosis, surgery will likely be in a couple of weeks.

Thanks to all of you for keeping us in your thoughts. Right now, I'm sitting in the dark next to Bobby's bed listening to him raspberry himself to sleep. He's had a rough day. He spent 2 hours getting blood drawn this morning, had a chest x ray, was examined by various nurses and cardiology specialists, and is now enduring a night in a strange place. The nurses have made quite a fuss over how big he is and how cute he continues to be. The extra attention definitely helps with the stress of being here. At least it helps his proud mama. I can't imagine a better patient than my son. He is a patient, sweet love. I just wish he didn't have so much to be patient about.