Wednesday, April 28

We are simple amazed at how the surgery went today. The surgeon called it a "God thing".

They opened Andrew up to perform the nissen, and as the surgeon was lifting his liver, his liver slipped out of his hand. The surgeon put his hand under the liver and felt something hard. He discovered that the sphincter between the stomach and the small intestine was hard and the opening had contracted. In fact, he also discovered that the g-tube that was supposed to be in his stomach was far into his small intestine. There's a big medical term for the hardening of the sphincter, but we can't say it or spell it. Apparently, Andrew developed this condition since his last surgery. Since the sphincter was contracted, the food in Andrew's stomach had no where to go but up, which is probably the cause of the reflux. The doctor placed the g-tube in the correct spot and corrected the opening to the small intestine. He is hoping that this will correct Andrew's problem, but a nissen may be needed later. We are so thankful for the answer to our prayers. Andrew is resting comfortably.

Mattie's heart rate increased to over 200 last night. There could be a couple of reasons, but we're hoping it was effects of her immunizations. The pediatrician suggested a cold compress and that helped her. We'll keep an eye on her and will be taking her to Cook Children's if it happens again.

Praise
Andrew didn't have to have the nissen.
Our skilled surgeon.
The prayers and support for Andrew.

Prayer
Andrew's recovery and healing.
Mattie's heart rate would stay down.
Adelaide's fever would go down. Side effects from the immunizations.