Titus is out of surgery and everything looks good. The have to tape his ears up so they aren't irritated by the screws and between that and the after-affects of surgery, he's feeling a little puny. The are giving him some pain medicine but expect by tomorrow he should be fine - it's just hard to see him like this. Right now, he's resting peacefully.
The surgeon was able to push out his jaw 4 mm during the surgery which will already make an improvement in his breathing. He came out of surgery extubated and just has the regular canula for some oxygen. On Monday, they will teach us how to turn the screws and we will turn the screws a 1/2 turn in the morning and a 1/2 turn in the evening for the next 12 weeks. This will push his jaw out up to 3 centimeters. At the end of the 3 months, they will do another surgery to remove the screws.
This morning, right before surgery, Titus' g-tube came out. The g-tube is held in place inside his stomache with a small balloon inflated with saline. The balloon had ruptured and his g-tube fell out. The nurses had prepared for this and had ordered an extra g-tube that had just come in the day before. Two nurses and the doctors came in, examined Titus, prepped the g-tube and then the doctor stated, "let's let dad do this" - in which I promptly replied " let's let mom do it!" Becky took it and popped it in like a pro (and I stood several feet behind and applauded her and didn't pass out).
Thanks for the prayers today. After everything was over today, Becky and I both fell asleep in the chairs in his room. I think we all (including Titus) needed some rest.
The surgeon was able to push out his jaw 4 mm during the surgery which will already make an improvement in his breathing. He came out of surgery extubated and just has the regular canula for some oxygen. On Monday, they will teach us how to turn the screws and we will turn the screws a 1/2 turn in the morning and a 1/2 turn in the evening for the next 12 weeks. This will push his jaw out up to 3 centimeters. At the end of the 3 months, they will do another surgery to remove the screws.
This morning, right before surgery, Titus' g-tube came out. The g-tube is held in place inside his stomache with a small balloon inflated with saline. The balloon had ruptured and his g-tube fell out. The nurses had prepared for this and had ordered an extra g-tube that had just come in the day before. Two nurses and the doctors came in, examined Titus, prepped the g-tube and then the doctor stated, "let's let dad do this" - in which I promptly replied " let's let mom do it!" Becky took it and popped it in like a pro (and I stood several feet behind and applauded her and didn't pass out).
Thanks for the prayers today. After everything was over today, Becky and I both fell asleep in the chairs in his room. I think we all (including Titus) needed some rest.
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