Below is Jess's update from facebook:
Yes, it started as RSV, then a secondary bacterial infection in his lungs. Then his blood cultures came back with a bug growing somewhere. Then his pH was acidic. So it pointed to his huge swollen tummy. The plan was at first a compartmental decompression, but the films showed air outside the bowel. Surgery. An hour into surgery they called ... See Moreus out to let us know that a very large portion of his intestines had died and there was a lot of infection, gangrene, to be cleaned out. Gave us 3 options. Two of them being horrible. We ended up in middle ground, with the surgeon taking out all the stuff that wasn't viable and leaving marginal tissue with the hopes that it would get some profusion and come around. When he went back into the OR, much of the marginal tissue had pinked right up and was getting a pulse. So he ended up taking 30 inches of small bowel, which was much less than anticipated. Now we wait and watch his pH, hoping they don't have to go back in for anything other than reversing the colostomy. He's been pretty touch and go, but mostly pretty stable with lots of help.
Goes without saying - thanks for the prayers.
Yes, it started as RSV, then a secondary bacterial infection in his lungs. Then his blood cultures came back with a bug growing somewhere. Then his pH was acidic. So it pointed to his huge swollen tummy. The plan was at first a compartmental decompression, but the films showed air outside the bowel. Surgery. An hour into surgery they called ... See Moreus out to let us know that a very large portion of his intestines had died and there was a lot of infection, gangrene, to be cleaned out. Gave us 3 options. Two of them being horrible. We ended up in middle ground, with the surgeon taking out all the stuff that wasn't viable and leaving marginal tissue with the hopes that it would get some profusion and come around. When he went back into the OR, much of the marginal tissue had pinked right up and was getting a pulse. So he ended up taking 30 inches of small bowel, which was much less than anticipated. Now we wait and watch his pH, hoping they don't have to go back in for anything other than reversing the colostomy. He's been pretty touch and go, but mostly pretty stable with lots of help.
Goes without saying - thanks for the prayers.
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