Hospital Visit

Raymond had to be rushed to the hospital on Wednesday. He was throwing up violently and he isn't supposed to be able to. After he finished throwing up he could barley move or hold up his head. I called his GI doctor and he told me to take Raymond to the nearest emergency room. He was to be stabilized then transported to Hershey Medical Center. To make a very long story short, that didn't happen. We were sent home and told to give Raymond clear liquid and if his symptoms were to continue, then in the morning we were instructed to take him to Hershey.

We decided to take Raymond home and let him rest until the morning (instead of taking him right to Hershey ourselves). We gave him water in his G-tube and put him to bed. After awhile we heard him throwing up the water. He continued to throw up until nothing was left. On and off until about 3am. In the morning when I went into get him, I realized that he hadn't been throwing up water. Raymond was throwing up his own bile. Chris and I didn't realize that in the middle of the night because when we went in to check on him and clean him up, we didn't turn the light on. So I rushed around and finished getting our bags together and we took him to Hershey. On the way I called the GI department so that they were expecting us.

When we got to the emergency room, it was very busy. There wasn't a room available so they put Raymond and me in the hallway. Chris stayed in the family waiting room with Isabella and Lily. Raymond was getting very upset since he was in so much pain. Two male nurses came over to put in an IV. That's when things really started to go south. For the next 3 1/2 hours Raymond screamed. He was inconsolable. I just couldn't settle the poor little guy down. While this was going on, a little girl walked over to us. She handed me a little stuffed dog in plastic and told me she thought Raymond needed it more than she did. It was such a sweet gesture. I took it out of the plastic and handed it to Raymond. He immediately threw it on the floor. The poor little guy! He FINALLY fell asleep.

After 11 hours in the emergency room hallway, Raymond was finally taken up to his room. We talked to so many doctors and surgeons. Originally, it sounded like Raymond was going to have surgery. In the end he didn't. Thank goodness. His bowel was inflamed and enlarged. They decided to empty Raymond's stomach totally. After that, and lots of IV fluid, the nurses gave him a little Pedialyte through his G-tube. He kept that down and then we moved onto formula. It was decided that the inflamed bowel was due to a virus. Poor Raymond was in a lot of pain. He still isn't back to normal but he is feeling much better.

It was a long couple of days for everyone.

Isabella was such a good girl. She did a lot of coloring and fashion designing.

Lily took turns in the hospital crib.

Raymond was so happy to have Isabella and Lily with him. When we got home, Raymond was ecstatic to see Sadie. She was very happy to see him too.

Until Next Time!
Lots of Love,