Post-op update

Ah blog my old friend, we meet again - let's see how long we stay friends for this time...

So we called up NICU this afternoon and were told by the paediatric surgeon that he was very pleased with how Jonathan's surgery went this morning. Turns out the blockage was caused by a membrane in the second part of the duodenum. The stomach contents could still pass through very slowly because there was a small hole in the membrane but otherwise it was blocking things up.

The surgeon has excised the membrane and to be doubly sure that things get flowing, he has also put in place a bypass. They also did a quick check of the large intestines and they seem fine.

Now it's back to the waiting game - the doctors won't give Jonathan anything by mouth for about a week or so to allow some time for the duodenum to heal and then they'll give him small amounts of milk and gradually increase the amounts depending on how his digestive system tolerates them until he's up to full feeds. Jonathan will have to be in hospital until he's on full feeds so it sounds like we'll need to be patient for a while longer!