M-I-C K-E-Y Tube is in his Tummy!

Here's E-man's brand new tube! It's suppose to be "low profile" but it sticks out a bit. What I like about it is that we can take off the long tail of tubing and only hook it on when we need to feed him. That makes it less likely to get caught on something and less noticeable to the general public. Not a big deal, but it helps. This one is good for longer term use which is nice. Every four months, Dan and I will change this ourselves at home. Yep that's right. We're quite talented :) There is a little balloon of water that holds it in place inside his tummy, so we just empty the water, pull out the tube, insert the new one, and fill it with water. Sounds easy enough...ask me in four months when I am gagging while poking this thing in his poor abdomen! We get another swallow study in June and we'll see then how long we'll have to feed him through this.

Anyhoo, the surgery went great. We were there at 6:45am and home by 11:30am! Nice. That's the best hospital trip we've ever had!