Surgery is Scheduled

Ian has been scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning (friday) at 10am. They ran the dye study today rectally and then attempted to go from the top (mucous fistula) but the tiny feeding tube they used wouldn't go through it, so they don't know if it's too narrow at this top portion or not. It wasn't very confirmative on how well the surgery will go. The surgeon has a back up plan to do if he is still unable to fix the intestines at this time. He's hoping he can go in there and save all of them and separate them, find the blockage and fix it...and reconnect his bowels. If the mass of small intestine is stilll too bad to separate and fix at this time, he plans to take the short portion that is the jejunostomy and connect it to the short portion he located on the test that connects to the large colon, and connect those two. The effectiveness of absorbing nutrients will depend on how much he can extend at that time. It ends up the Large colon is all okay... it's the Illieum and Jejunum that are a wreck. I though, GREAT, that's good, but was informed that no, that's the problem... All of your absorption of nutrients comes from the small intestine... the large colon only absorbs water. (of course being a nurse i should have remembered this lol). Dr. L says that this surgery will take at least 2 hours and good case scenerio, he'll be on the vent for 7-10 days post-op. He says it is going to make ian a very very sick little baby and it's going to get pretty bad before he starts to improve back. I asked him the risks of losing him, and he doesn't exactly know at this time, but says they are lower than last surgery. He says he doesn't expect to lose him on the table, but that the next few days will be the big steps. I'm trying to stay strong for him and not think about the bad parts, but it's really scarey. I just keep remembering that phone call after his last surgery and how bad he was and how we almost lost him. I know my strong boy can fight through this, surely god would not put him through so much and let him pull through, just to take him now. I will try to post updates as i can...My appearances here for the next week or so will depend on how he does and how he holds up. Hopefully all will go well and I'll update you guys as i come home to grab sleep and showers. Please remember us at 10am tomorrow...we need your positive thoughts and prayers! Here's to hoping my little puzzle pieces are all put together by tomorrow afternoon!

Hugs to u guys!

Christy