After a two week stay in Boston, Phineas was allowed to return to our home hospital. They made some changes, some tweaks in his overall care, and got him over the lung infection and kidney issues without having to use dialysis. Which, of course, made us all extremely happy. The doctors and nurses took good care of Fin and were in frequent contact with the staff in Bangor. They had very good things to say about the team at EMMC, which made us very happy, because they have been fantastic to us and Fin.
The main reason Fin went to Boston was to meet a team of gut specialists and see if they could come up with a plan on his feeding issues. We are happy to report that the prognosis is very good and the next step will be reconnecting his intestines. The overall feeling is that we should get his colon working again and see how things go. He's still getting TPN and might for a while, but he's on track to reverse the ileostomy and start down the road to near-normal babyhood. It's pretty exciting, and we feel good about things, even if he has to remain in the hospital until the day of surgery. The doctors want to make sure he's in a place of good health before they operate again. His kidneys, which took a major hit due to dehydration, might take some more time to normalize, but his response to the treatment has been amazing. It's great to see him looking happy and cute again. I think he's happy to be back in Bangor, too.
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