G is for Gastrostomy, a G-Tube. The G-tube is an amazing little button that
is surgically implanted through the abdomen and into the stomach. Alessandra needs this because of her oral aversion and she can only tolerate small volumes at a time.
Last Monday Alessandra had her operation to implant the
G-tube, correct her intestinal malrotation and remove her appendix. The surgery lasted about 3.5 hours and half
of that was spent trying to place her Central Line. Her surgery was laparoscopic, leaving behind
minimal scars and some interesting photographs.
Everything went well and recovery was surprisingly quick. The first 3 days were pretty rough, but she
was as good as new after that.
The G tube is pretty easy to get used to. It still freaks me out a bit that she has an
incision there (belly button rings freak me out). The video below shows us giving her meds
through the tube in case your wondering how it works:)
~Melissa <3
Thank goodness is was an easy surgery on her!!!So is she leaving the g-tube alone? (Josh's mom) :^)
ReplyDeleteHi Martha! For the most part she leaves it alone. I try to always keep a shirt on her so she's not tempted to start playing with it. I'm so surprised at how easy it's been to use, plus she is happier without all the tape on her face :)
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