Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Hi, Just wanted to relay this info. as it was helpful for us to know about it. TJ, my 4 1/2 year old son went in for surgery on Wed. to replace his worn out GJ button. The Anest. went into great detail about how he was going to intubate TJ. He felt because of TJ's small size, jaw, etc., the safest way to intubate is using a florascope. In using this he can see all the way down so the tube is correctly placed. Something to remember when your child needs surgery. TJ ended up having two surgeries, one on Wed. that did not go as planned. Due to the location of his g-tube on the inside of his stomach it was impossible to pass the j-tube through with an endoscope. After 3 1/2 hours and two surgeons they decided to stop trying. TJ spent the night in the hospital as a precaution and on Thurs. went back to surgery to have the j-tube placed through intervental radiology. The surgical team feels the hole inside the stomach (we thought the inside hole was in-line with the hole on the outside, not so) needs to be moved away from the pyloris. The hole was in a good location last year however as TJ has grown (YEAH) it has become an issue. The recommendation is to redo his g/j tube site in a few months. They feel with the g/j tube hole being further away from the pyloris it should stop his vomiting and may help increase the emptying of the stomach. The way the tube sets in now they feel it it possible it is partially blocking the pyloris (exit from the stomach to the intestines). More to think about! TJ is home and doing well. He just complains of a sore throat which I think is normal after two intubations! Meribeth Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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