Neurology and Surgery...

NEUROLOGY:
On Thursday, January 26th, Grant had an appointment to see the Neurologists regarding his EEG that had an "abnormal" reading. They clarified that seizures do not appear to be a problem. Although his EEG results were classified as "abnormal", after the neurologist physically examined Grant, she feels that the EEG results are in line with his premature development. She reassured us that she felt there was no alarming issues and that we will not have to follow up unless we notice any new issues.

SURGERY:
On Friday, January 27th, we had to be at Children's at 6 am for Grant's double hernia surgery in the groin. He was not allowed any milk after 4 am and surgery was to begin around 8 am. I was very worried he would be cranky due to hunger. However, our little trooper was an absolute angel! He was very calm and relaxed. This really helped me to be calm and feel at peace. They took him back after 8 am and after about an hour and a half, they came out to tell us he did very well! The concern was whether they would have to take the "family jewels" and the doctor assured us that they did not!!! In fact, his exact words were, "The boys are still in the hood"!!! And then he said he's "pumped up"! He was a very funny surgeon! 


We had to wait till he was out of recovery for another hour before he was in his room. Around noon, we were sent up..which, by the way, was super nice! They have built on to the hospital and it was very updated and accommodating! 


Grant was on oxygen for a little while and his heart rate was fast. After a while he was able to stabilize and no longer had to be on oxygen. It took a while for him to want to eat. Once the evening came, he was one hungry little fellow! He kept us up all night with feedings and diapering. In addition, the alarms on his monitor kept ringing and this kept us awake and concerned. His oxygen was lowering and his heart rate fluctuated. They indicated that if he has to go back on oxygen then he wouldn't be discharged right away. Finally, they stabilized and we got a little rest. 


The ENT doctor came in to check on him and answered some of our questions. We know he doesn't have a cleft palate so we wondered why he is spitting up through his nose. He clarified that spitting through the nose isn't just a symptom of 22Q; it can also be caused from acid reflux. He wrote a script for Zantac to help with that. He did say that Grant may have a soft palate and it may or may not require surgery depending on how bad. We won't really know how it will affect him until he starts to develop and talk.


The team of doctors came by to check him out. He has two incisions that they stitched from the inside and then glued the outside. They said we can resume normal activity and then we were discharged! 


We are home now and were very pleased to find a clean nice home and groceries! Big huge thank you's to Mary Jo, Noelle, Payne, Eric and Kellye! We also got our new couch delivered so it makes coming home even more exciting! 


We greatly appreciate all of your prayers and support through this stressful time. 
Thank you and God Bless,
The Loechler Family