[Loch-Ruadh] Alex and surgery
Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin
padraig_ruad at irishbard.org
Thu Feb 16 07:51:07 PST 2006
Sean,
Ceara, Luke and especially Alex are in our prayers - and you as well, old
friend. May God guide the eyes and hands of the doctors and nurses as
they heal this small one.
Padraig and Amber
Sean wrote:
> I would have liked to have come and visited with you all tonight but
> something told me not to make any plans. It's a good thing I didn't.
> My
> daughter Robyn which many of you know as Ceara called me late this
> afternoon
> saying that she and Luke had taken my grandson Alex to the hospital
> emergency room with what appeared to be pyloric stenosis. This has
> since
> been confirmed by the doctor. If his blood sugar level and
> electrolytes are
> ok, they plan on doing the surgery tonight. If not, they will
> stabalize him
> and do it in the morning. This is a simple procedure (my youngest son
> Matt
> which many of! you know as Erik had this when he was an infant) and he
> should
> be fine. It's just a little upsetting time for all in my family.
> Please keep Robyn and Luke and of course Alex in your thoughts and
> prayers.
> Of course Alex isn't happy about all of this cuz he can't eat until
> after
> the surgery. Let's just say he's not a happy camper. I just got back
> from
> the hospital after running food over to Robyn and Luke and things seem
> to be
> going along well. They were preping Alex when I left.
> BTW, for those of you that don't know what pyloric stenosis is, it's a
> condition where the pyloric muscle which is at the exit of the stomach
> closes shut and doesn't allow food to pass out of the stomach into the
> digestive tract. Anything that goes into the stomach comes right back
> up
> shortly. It's not immediately life threatening but obviously could be
> in a
> short period of time since he is not getting any nutrition. He'll be
> fine.
>
> Hope to see you all soon.
>
> Laird Sean
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