Caed's lab work and other results came back......GREAT! (sbs speaking) They were checking for vitamin deficiencies and also pancreatic enzymes that are very common in short gut patients (causing fat malabsorbtion). They found neither!! Honestly, this was a huge shock, but SO VERY relieved. Now, we will concentrate on getting his incision healed once and for all.
Caed came running into the house a few days ago...frantic and crying. He had his shirt lifted up and blood was streaming down his tummy. My heart stopped for a few seconds until I realized his "scab" had been accidentally ripped off while playing. (he had fallen) We cleaned it up as best we could and then burned it. Oh, it looked awful! Dr. G's plan is to let the scab come off naturally (unlike the way it happened a few days ago) and then burn it....and repeat as long as necessary.
The news from NE truly makes my Christmas! We will start Caed on some supplement drinks...and then Lord willing, get his feeding tube OUT this next year!! Quite unimaginable to me.....it's been a long 4 years. But in the same breath, 4 years of continued faithfulness throughout all the good AND the bad. Thank you for praying for him......
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