Friday, May 1, 2009

Hunter has been showing signs of improvement following his G tube surgery. Yesterday, I really started to notice it. I did not have to give him any Tynelol with Codeine. I can say that watching as your child suffer is one of the worst feelings in the world. Especially, knowing you can't take the pain away.



We still have Hunter on a continous feeding pump. The pump runs 24 hours a day and pumps food into his stomach at a slow rate. We have to set it at a slow rate and build up the amount as Hunter tolerates it. We are working on increasing the amount of formula he gets over a short period of time. This means that by increasing the amount he gets, he wouldn't need the pump so much. He would need the pump at night when he sleeps. And, 1 hour times 4 times a day. After he can tolerate that, we can start our old method of feeding him. This means that he would be on the pump at night. During the day, he could be gravity fed which only takes about 20 minutes. I know this is so confusing. But, we got it! That's what counts, right?