The surgeons and other medical staff has came up with a plan!
They started off telling us by saying, "all this could change depending on how Ira does!" so I honestly have no idea if this will be the plan come next week, but for now this is what we know and what everyone is planning on!
We just found out 2 days ago, Friday July15th, that Ira developed a small infection around the mucus fistula sight so they are giving her antibiotics for it...of course a side affect from this antibiotic is diarrhea! Just what she needs when they are concerned about her having to much stool output! Anyways, the plan is that once she is done getting her antibiotics in about 5 days, they are going to go ahead with replacing her mucus fistula tube, and start feeding stool into her lower bowel! Sadly, that means they will have to put her under General Anesthesia . This is not ideal, but in Ira's case doing the General Anesthesia is the only way to help her! (For right now!) The results of the plan will hopefully be that by putting the stool back into her lower bowel, it gives her body a little longer to absorb the nutrients her body needs to gain and keep weight, as well as getting the lower bowel working again and ready for reconnection surgery.
We are praying SO hard that within the next 5 days that her stool output becomes exactly what the surgeons and medical staff want to see plus she gains weight beautifully as well so she doesnt have to be put under. We don't really want Ira to have to be put under General Anesthesia , but we must do what needs done to help regardless if it's the most ideal thing to do or not....
But guess what.....everything I just told you could very possibly change tomorrow!!
On the plus side Ira Jo is working on not being on any oxygen anymore at all! She was off of all oxygen tubes for about an hour in a half but had to be put back on. She's not quit use to being off so it will take her a couple of days still but soon she will have one less thing on her face...but we did get a photo of her being off of it for a little while! :)
Love to all! :)
Linden, Lani, Ada & Ira
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