In July we decided to go see a GI doctor. Jacob had always had some
stomach aches and we just wanted to figure out what they were from. We
thought it was from an allergy but we went to the allergist and all
their tests came back fine. So next step was the GI. They asked his
history and after feeling around his stomach they told me its just
constipation. So they gave us an order to up his fiber intake to 16 g a
day and he should be fine. So we did that and nothing happened. So
they told us just in case lets do some work. They sent us for a xray
and some blood work. I guess I forgot to send them my new phone number
when we moved because when the tests were done they were trying to call
me but could never get a hold of me. So they called Tom at work and Tom
gave them my new number. So they called me and said there is a
significant amount of poop in his colon and he needs to do a clean out.
So for 4 days give him 2 caps full of miralax 3 times a day and 2
chocolate xlax bars 2 times a day. So we got all prepared for this
massive clean out and started it on a Thursday. That day...nothing
happened. No poop...nothing. The 2nd day he only went 2 times. The
3rd day he went 3 times and the 4th day he went once. So I called them
after the weekend and told them what had happened and that I didn't
think it worked. They told me to try it again the next weekend. So I
did. This time, the whole weekend, he only went 3 times! I had an appt
with the doc on that Monday. When we talked to him I told him what had
happened and he said well this obviously is not working. He started to
write something down and then said to me "Go take this paper next door.
Get an xray right now. If it shows poop still in there then we will
have to admit Jacob and do a clean out in the hospital." So right away
we went and took it over there and got the xray. The next day I got a
phone call that said there was more poop in there than before and that
the hospital would call me with a time to come in to do the clean out. A
few hours later we were in the hospital!
When we got to the
hospital there was a lot of waiting around. We got to the actual
hospital at about 445 and finally got to our room at about 6. Well at 7
is when the nurses do their shift changes so no nurses really wanted to
get started on anything because it was about time for them to go home.
Then the night nurses came on board and they had to finish with all
their patients first before they came to get us started. So finally at
about 8pm they get to us. They tell us whats going to be happening with
him and what they are going to do. About 845 they came back and took
him away. What they did is they put in a feeding tube that goes from
his nose all the way to his stomach. And then they put in an IV. I
actually had to convince them to put in the IV because I didn't want him
to get dehydrated. They gave him some relaxers to relax him and so
that he wouldn't flip out when they put in the feeding tube. But he
just started crying and wouldn't stop. Finally I convinced him to stop
crying at about 10 pm because he wanted to go for a walk. I told him
that there were too many sleeping kids and he had to be quiet because he
would wake them all up. We actually had a roommate too. And I was
worried he was going to wake up the other kid. They started his meds
also. So it was pumping into him a stronger version of miralax. He
couldn't swallow or close his mouth with the feeding tube in. It was so
sad to see him like that.
We finally went to bed at midnight
only to be woken up at 4 am by Jacob throwing up. I figured it was just
because he was not used to the tube and it probably gagged him or
something. Well then he threw up again...and again...and again...until 6
am. They gave him some zofran and then decreased the amount of meds
being pumped into him and that was the end of his throwing up.
The
next day (Thursday) we said good bye to our roommate...who's name was
also Jacob. And we were roommate free the rest of our stay there. That
day was also full of lots of pooping and diaper changes and stomach
cramps and LOTS of tv and disney movies. My wonderful friend Erin came
and brought Jacob some fun toys to play with and that kept him
entertained.
Friday came and was all the same as Thursday.
Lots of bed changes and diaper changes. However this time the poop
started to become less and less. They told us we could go if his poop
was clear...which meant there was no "rocks" or specs it was just
basically pooping out the meds that they were giving us. Finally about
noon he started doing that. They told us he had to have 3 poops that
were clear. We did that around 2pm and then they took him at about 3pm
to get an xray. If it came back that there was nothing in his system we
could go! So at 4 we were released to go because everything had come
back fine.
It was such a scary experience for him...and me. I
do not enjoy seeing my kid in the hospital that's for sure. But we have
a great support system and I am so thankful for everyone who prayed for
us and who called and visited.
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