Re: Finlay - home again - YAY!!!!

[Guest guest]

What a wonderful Christmas present for you and your family! I'm glad

everything went well. Give Finlay a big hug and enjoy yourself now!!! I can

feel the relief in your email!

Take care

Debby

Finlay - home again - YAY!!!!

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

What a wonderful Christmas present for you and your family! I'm glad

everything went well. Give Finlay a big hug and enjoy yourself now!!! I can

feel the relief in your email!

Take care

Debby

Finlay - home again - YAY!!!!

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

What a wonderful Christmas present for you and your family! I'm glad

everything went well. Give Finlay a big hug and enjoy yourself now!!! I can

feel the relief in your email!

Take care

Debby

Finlay - home again - YAY!!!!

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

- I love hearing the excitement and relief in your

email/voice. I am so happy, proud, excited, relived, and reassured

for you and by your feedback. Give our best to Finlay.

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he

had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next

day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around

the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper

was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and

Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any

scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play

in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there

with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how

well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the

12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

[Guest guest]

,

I am so glad to hear that the surgery went well for Finlay. It is amazing

what these kids can take, isn't it? I was so worried that he would be in

pain and that your Christmas would be stressful. Now you can all enjoy the

holiday and the lack of stares that you were getting. You can also enjoy

your pregnancy!

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy the beach. We are having

warmer weather than usual here so it makes it hard to believe that the

holidays are really here. But I am not complaining!

Jodi

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[Guest guest]

Great to hear that things went so well, I thought about you all several times on

the night of the 11th here and on the 12th!

Prayers really do make a difference!

Carmen, Mom to Storm, back down to 32.5 pounds and sick again!

[Guest guest]

I am so happy for you & your family that all went so well with Finlay's

surgery. What a Christmas gift Have an awesome time at the beach!

~Macy~

Mommy to our miracle Kylie born April 11, 1998

our three Angels: Baby @12weeks, Baby @ 7weeks

Christian born still January 20, 2000 @ 20weeks

& our Newest miracle,

Hunter born April 19, 2001

2lbs. 7oz. @ 34 weeks

[Guest guest]

I am so happy for you & your family that all went so well with Finlay's

surgery. What a Christmas gift Have an awesome time at the beach!

~Macy~

Mommy to our miracle Kylie born April 11, 1998

our three Angels: Baby @12weeks, Baby @ 7weeks

Christian born still January 20, 2000 @ 20weeks

& our Newest miracle,

Hunter born April 19, 2001

2lbs. 7oz. @ 34 weeks

[Guest guest]

,

I'm so glad everything went well for Finlay. What a little trooper!

Enjoy your time at the beach!

Colin & Hayden

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he

had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next

day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around

the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper

was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and

Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any

scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play

in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there

with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how

well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the

12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks so much for sharing your encouraging news! Tim is scheduled for the

same surgery next month, so this really feels good to hear! I'd love your

prayers for him, too!

Inga

At 07:46 PM 12/15/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

,

Thanks so much for sharing your encouraging news! Tim is scheduled for the

same surgery next month, so this really feels good to hear! I'd love your

prayers for him, too!

Inga

At 07:46 PM 12/15/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

> Yahoo! Groups

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>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks so much for sharing your encouraging news! Tim is scheduled for the

same surgery next month, so this really feels good to hear! I'd love your

prayers for him, too!

Inga

At 07:46 PM 12/15/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

> Yahoo! Groups

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am so pleased for you and Finlay. That's just brilliant news. You deserve

it all!

Maeve mother of

Finlay - home again - YAY!!!!

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am so pleased for you and Finlay. That's just brilliant news. You deserve

it all!

Maeve mother of

Finlay - home again - YAY!!!!

> Hi All

> and a HUGE thankyou for all the good wishes, prayers and positive

> thoughts regarding Finlay and the g tube surgery - they must have

> worked because the surgery couldn't have gone better!!!

> As you know I was rather stressed out about the whole thing! The

> hardest bit was handing him over to the surgeons team and having to

> walk away. The surgeon came to find us after wards and told us the

> surgery had gone " extremely well " it had not taken as long as he had

> anticipated. We were able to go and be with Finlay in recovery -

> where he just slept and slept (morpheme). Back on the ward he woke

> up a couple of times and was in obvious discomfort/confusion but he

> quickly went back to sleep and when he woke up properly later that

> evening he was bright adn chirpy.

> We started to feeding him clear fluids throguh the tube the next day

> which he tolerated just fine and the day after that we started on

> pediasure - beginning with 20mls per hour and by the end of the day

> he was having 60ml bolus feeds and had 50mls per hour o/n on hte

> pump. He came off the IV the next morning and was running around the

> childrens ward - you would NEVER have guessed what he had just been

> through...even the nurses were impressed at how quickly he had

> bounced back so his reputation on the ward as a bit of a trooper was

> upheld!! Anyway we are home now 4 days after the surgery and Finlay

> is just as bright and chirpy ahd full of beans as he was before the

> 12th of December - I am so thrilled - I could never have even

> imagined it going as well as it has. He has a few stitches which

> have to come out after Christmas. The surgery was done

> laproscopically ( key hole surgery) so he will have hardly any scars -

> just 3 tiny incisions and of course ultimatly there will be a mark

> where the tube has been when it comes out. Its summer here now and

> we always spen Christmas at the beach with Finlays cousins - the

> surgeon has said it will be fine for him to go in the sea and play in

> the sand after Christmas!!!!

> Anyway sorry to be so long but I know there are others out there with

> G-tube surgery already scheduled and otheres who are considering it

> for their children - so I thought it might help to know just how well

> this had gone for Finlay.

> Also so far so good on the no vomiting front - the Nissan procedure

> seems to have worked and although here have been several occasions

> where previously Finlay would definatley have vomited - so far he

> hasn't!!! so we are crossing our fingers that our vomiting days are

> gone as well as our nose hose days!!!

> Anyway thanks again for all your reassuring emails, thgouhts and

> prayers - I really appreciated them and it really helped on the 12th

> just knowing that lots of people were thinking about us!!

> Oh one more thing - it is SOOOOO nice to be able to take FInlay to

> the supermarket and not have people stare and ask about the tube in

> his nose!!

> Best Wishes to all

> and Finlay the trooper!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations to all of you!!!

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS)22 mo twins

[Guest guest]

Congratulations to all of you!!!

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS)22 mo twins

[Guest guest]

Congratulations to all of you!!!

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS)22 mo twins

[Guest guest]

Hi I am so glad things went well for Finlay on the 12th. The doctors

want to schedule my son for g-tube surgery some time in January. I remember

asking you before for the information you received about g-tubes from another

parent and was hoping you could tell me about it. Hope all is well with you

and your family.

leslie