Good news

Carson is out of surgery. He did not end up having a twisted stomach. The doctors found an internal hernia. His omentum (layer of tissue around the abdominal cavity) developed a hole and his stomach and part of his colon had moved through the hole and were creating an internal hernia. They fixed this hole by creating a horseshoe shape so nothing can get caught there again. This probably occurred during one of his procedures to place a G-tube. The good news is they were able to use the newest G-tube site, but did have to extend the incision more to get the hernia repaired. Overall, Liz and Preston feel it was a successful surgery. They will start feedings in 24 hours, and then hopefully, he will tolerate this well. Be praying for his healing and pain after this procedure. The first day or two after his last surgery was difficult for him and Liz and Preston. We continue to pray for healing and hope to have our sweet boy back in Dexter feeling great very soon.

In surgery

Elizabeth just texted me at 12:30 and they are on their way to surgery. Carson's blood sugar came up, and off he went. We continue to pray.

March 19, 2013

Hopefully, surgery will be today early afternoon. Unfortunately, Carson has not been urinating well and his blood sugar is 53 (low) today. They don't know exactly why he isn't urinating. They are going to give him more dextrose to help with the blood sugar, but poor little guy hasn't gotten much in the way of food since last Wednesday. He has IV fluids, but still is not urinating, so we just keep praying. As I hear more, I will try to keep things updated.