Nevaeh Surgery Update

Nevaeh's surgery went well. Here you can see her new "Mic-key" feeding button, which replaced her G-tube. The string coming out of her mouth was stiched to her tongue & taped to her cheek. This was just a precaution, in case she had trouble breathing & her tongue was blocking her airway, the nurses could grab the string & keep her tongue forward. That was only in overnight. Her lips are all swollen from the device that held her mouth open during surgery. We had a long night, but by the time we came home, she was having moments where she wanted to sit up & reach for things to play with. Of course her arm restraints prevent much play. She will have to wear those for two weeks.

Today, the bleeding has significantly slowed down, but she still has some coming from her mouth & ears and is becoming more irritable.

Our biggest prayer request is that she will be able to eat without throwing up. She isn't keeping her feedings down. And the surgeon is really concerned that her acid reflux will desolve the stiches before they are ready to come out. So please pray that she will stop throwing up. Thanks so much for your prayers!