Thursday, July 22, 2010

Out of surgery

We just got the call from the surgeon that everything went about as well as could be hoped. They were able to do the surgery laparoscopically (which basically just means he won't have another big scar, but we were relieved about that), and they were able to place a button type G tube right away (sometimes they have to place a different type of tube and then switch it out for a button later). We're still in the waiting room now, but they said we'll get to go up and see him in 5-10 minutes (which means 10-20 minutes or more in hospital time).
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14 comments:

  1. nancyJuly 22, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    All good news! What a relief! Thanks!

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  2. CourtneyJuly 22, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Yay! Thanks for the update.

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  3. Ruth, George, Oscar, Brent, & CourtneyJuly 22, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    Everyone in Williamstown is delighted with the news! Wishing Magnus a speedy recovery.

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  4. MelindaJuly 22, 2010 at 10:27 AM

    Yay for great news! So, so glad it went well and quickly!

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  5. RuthJuly 22, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    Addendum: The laparoscopic surgery should also mean a quicker healing time for Magnus, yes?

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  6. ShawnJuly 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    Excellent news! Thank you for the update. Fingers crossed that he won't have to stay in there very long.

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  7. ShannonJuly 22, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Glad to hear it! Hope he gets to come home soon.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Mom, I asked about that, and they said probably not, because the main determinant of when he will get to go home will be how well he handles feeding through the tube, and that recovery from the surgical wounds was a relatively minor issue. They'll start trying to feed him tomorrow.

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  9. LisaJuly 22, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    So far, so good! Magnus is still going to get to eat by mouth, right? Isn't the tube more of a secondary, night-time thing to catch him up? If he handles this like he's handled everything else so far, you'll be home in no time at all.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 4:08 PM

    Lisa, yes. The plan is to feed him by mouth during the day, and then supplement that by tube at night. But at first, I think they're going to feed him exclusively through the tube just to make sure everything works OK.

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  11. kiecaJuly 22, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    I'm so glad things went well! I hope everything continues smoothly and he gets out of there ASAP!

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  12. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    great news! hope you're back home again before you know it!

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  13. jen fuJuly 22, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Oh, I'm glad things went so well. I hope you guys get the hell out of there soon.

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  14. AshleyJuly 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    So happy to hear everything went so well.

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