We got up and over to the hospital ealry this morning and settled in for more than an hour of quality time with Eleanor. She is very happy and the fluid coming from her G-tube (connected to the lower portion of her stomach is a good color and the fluid from the Nasal Gastric tube is clear. Good signs that things are progressing. No bowel movements yet but the nurses tell us that her bowels are making noise so let the movement begin! I keep thinking of Kramer on Seinfeld when he was constipated and tells Jerry 'I'm getting no..... peristalsis!'. Ellie's mother and I are well in tune with our own peristalsis so if that has anything to do with it, her troops should be moving soon.
I am contacting Boston Children's Hospital today about getting a second opinion on Ellie's treatment. There is a center for treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome at Children's and although we are very pleased with how things are going at Yale, a second opinion will help us understand the situation and potential other options. Hopefully we will hear from them soon.
I have always wanted to live in Boston. This would be a heck of a way to get there.
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I should have guessed that it would take some scatalogical humor to get Anne to make her first comment. The prim and proper Bucknam girls sure do love a good poop and fart joke.
"You've always got a place to crash in Boston if you need it!!!"
Ditto on that one, Gilbert.
Adam
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