To The ER AGAIN. Originally Posted November 19, 2010

We had to take Ali back to the emergency room again today because her G-tube stoma is really infected. She’s been really sensitive about having the area touhed or cleaned ever since she had the MicKey put in so we weren’t really surprised that it became infected.  We’re really sad for Ali.  It’s been almost three weeks now since she had her procedure to have the original MicKey inserted and she’s still really struggling. It’s so unfair and it’s so hard to watch a little person like Ali scream and cry every time we try to touch her tube.  This is a nightmare.

Other then the G-tube, I think she’s doing really well. She has a new found love for Peek-a-boo and she’s started to open her mouth sometimes when I try to spoon feed her! She really enjoys tasting some of the commercial baby purees and yogurt. We are pushing really hard right now for her to sit. Her OT thinks that she could sit if she wanted to but she really doesn’t care to try.

Ali is not sleeping well at night. She wakes frequently and cries out in pain, I’m hoping that it’s because of the G-tube and not some more severe issue. Once we get this G-tube sorted out then we’ll have to see if it’s still happening and do some further investigation if needed.

Next week Ali has her regular Cardiology appointments. She’ll be having an Echo, ECG, holter monitor and cardiac check up. Please keep your fingers crossed that her heart defects have remained stable.

 

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