Gavin's results came in and there were none of the "relaxing" nerves in the biopsy (which is the results we wanted so we knew that he has Hirschsprung's disease). He goes for surgery at 8 am today (Wednesday) and it will take about 3 hours. Please keep him in your prayers.
For the surgery, they will be cutting 3 small holes in his tummy. Two in his lower abdomen and one a little above his belly button. Then, they will stick in a scope and take a biopsy of the upper intestines to make sure the nerves are all in there (we are guessing because it would've been too high for the other biopsy to reach). The pathologist will be on hand to look at the samples and make sure that this part of his intestines are fine. Then, the surgeon will go in and remove almost all of the part without all of the necessary nerves (missing the relaxing nerves). He will be leaving a small part to sew the normal part back together. Then, they will sew him back together and he starts his recovery. The surgeon said that he can begin eating again after his first bowel movement, but we will wait and see what the PGI doctor says (pediatric gastro-intestinal). Then, about a week to recover. . . hopefully :).
Today was pretty nice. . . in a not normal way. Craig was able to go play at a friend's house and had so much fun! I went in and Gavin had a pretty good day. The nurse said he was sleeping most of the day! and almost the entire time I was there, he was pretty calm. Then, tonight, he was pretty fussy and the nurse was about to give him some "sweeties" (very simple sucrose that feels like a morphine shot), but he did calm back down.
We ended up having a Mormon nurse today! which was perfect since we ended up having my dad come down and give him a blessing. She let us have 4 people in for the couple of minutes. It was nice.
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