[tri-med] Re: Update on Lauren

Mitchell too has had problems with a distended stomach-his was due to
different things-feeding, just getting too much air in because of the cleft
and also if he was in the hospital and they had to bag him lots his stomach
would get distended. He doesn't have a G-tube so we put an NG tube down-he
had that in for a long time so we could get the extra air out-we would vent
it or just take a syringe and pull out the stomach contents along w/the air
until we couldn't pull back anymore. This really seemed to help-his
breathing was really being affected by it because the stomach wouldn't allow
him to get enough air in his lungs because it was pushing up. We saw an
x-ray and his stomach was HUGE. I would say 4 Xs it's normal size-if not
more. 
I will continue to keep Lauren in my prayers. If they are needing to give
her breaths w/the amboo bag-this could really cause a distended stomach.
Take care
Katie 
Mom to Mitchell t13mosaic
Www.caringbridge.org/mn/mitchelljohncragg


On 4/26/06 7:57 AM, "loganfamily" <loganfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Georgiann Duggan <geduggan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>> Subject: [tri-med] Update on Lauren
>> 
>> Hello -
>> 
>> Lauren was doing OK with her pneumonia until today..  She is still spiking
>> the high fevers and she is still vomiting...
>> 
>> Today her stomach is really distended - her entire torso looks swollen..  It
>> is hard to look at...  She is still spiking the high fevers and she is
>> really uncomfortable...  The Dr's are not sure why her stomach is distended.
>>  They did an xray - but it just showed air...  they are going to do another
>> x-ray tomorrow morning.
>> 
>> Has this happen to any of your children??
>> 
>> Thanks - Georgiann
> 
> 
> Georgiann,
> 
> When Mari was in the hospital with pneumonia the same thing happened to her.
> One of the few times to be thankful she had a g-tube.  We just vented her;
> opened up her g-tube.  All this disgusting brown stuff came out.  We kept it
> draining for the next week or so.  Is the air in her stomach or intestines?
> 
> A couple of months later, she went back into the hospital for a high fever.
> Her x-rays showed an ileus. The docs thought hers was a "paralytic ileus,
> ,<which> occurs because peristalsis stops. Peristalsis is the rhythmic
> contraction that moves material through the bowel. Ileus is most often
> associated with an infection of the peritoneum (the membrane lining the
> abdomen). It is one of the major causes of bowel obstruction in infants and
> children." 
> 
> Check out this link for more info.:
> http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/ileus.jsp
> 
> Not sure if this helps?  I'm praying for Lauren & your family.
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> 
> 
> Chris (mama to Mari, full T18, dob 8/24/01)
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