[tri-med] Re: Keren's home from fundo/g-tube surgery

That's great news about the g-tube.  Pleased to hear that Keren is also
enjoying food.  What a lot of time you've spent in hospital lately -
everyone must know you by name now - perhaps that's why you got the private
room, special privileges for regulars!!!!

Catherine, mum to Matilda
----- Original Message -----
From: Kraig Warnemuende <ad6075@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <Tri-Med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 11:57 AM
Subject: [tri-med] Keren's home from fundo/g-tube surgery


> It's always so wonderful to come home!  Keren had her fundo and g-tube
> surgery on Wednesday and we were able to come home yesterday--so much
> better than the week we spent at the hospital when she had her jaw
> surgery!  All went smoothly, and we even ended up in a private room
> which was a dream in and of itself (as far as dream hospital stays can
> go!).  Keren's thriving, and just to show me that she's definitely
> doing well she ate some rice cereal this afternoon with no signs of
> stress, and pretty good signs of enjoyment :) !
>
> We also were able to get her achilles' tendon nicked on her club foot
> at the same time, which was good, but unfortunately we weren't able to
> get the rest of her jaw hardware removed.  Blah.  The most annoying
> thing about that was that the reason we had waited this long for the
> surgery was so that Keren's jaw doctor and ped. surgeon could do both
> things the same day.  Her jaw doctor backed out the day before because,
> "the surgery would be too long for Keren and she (the doctor) hadn't
> realized we were getting a g-tube and  fundo."  Hello!!!!  I saw her
> write that down!!!!  I mean, I understand not putting Keren through too
> much at once, but that means another hospital stay in a month and more
> anesthesia and more waiting....  This doctor is great at her work, and
> very careful about her patients' well-being, but she also has this
> thing about sharing her time with other doctors.  Oh the joys!
>
> Well, for now we're home and get to look forward to a family wedding in
> early June and a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Warnemuende!
>
> Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren, T18, 7 mo. and counting! :) )
> http://webpages.eng.wayne.edu/~ad6075
>
>
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