So after a meeting today with the surgeon, the gastroenterologist (sp?), the pain management team, the nurse and the internist, it has been collectively decided that the answer to the ileus issue is to get Parker off the narcotics. Meaning the pain meds.Over the next 5 days his pain medication will be reduced to nothing. In the meantime, tomorrow morning he will have the NG tube put back in to decompress the stomach and whatever gas and bile is trapped above the ileus (anything he doesn't throw up overnight).
This is NOT going to be easy for Parker as dealing with pain takes up a lot of his days. If we may ask for more prayers to get us past this next week, we would be eternally grateful. Other than the period of time when he was on the ventilator and not aware of what he was batting, this likely will be the most difficult push for him. Hopefully the end result will be his being able to be transferred to a rehab facility, the last stop on his journey.
Please pray, send positive energy, think good thoughts and funny cards. He needs it. Thanks!
P.S. I am writing this from my Blackberry. Pardon any misspelled words. :-)
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