#1 Anthony had a small bowel obstruction where there was adhesion from an old J tube and his bowel had looped around it so they removed the scar tissue and a small hole in where the bowel was attached was sewn up. The surgery went well. However it is taking a long time for his bowels to wake up. He has had an NG tube in since prior surgery. His surgery was on Feb 5 so 10 days ago. He finally had a liquid stool bm on 2/12 and bile from the NG tube had diminished and they took the NG tube out on 2/13. that eve his stomach got distended so they had to put the NG tube back in and a lot of bile is still coming out. The surgeon said that for a person who is not paralyzed they usually get their bowels working again in 3-5 days after surgery and of course Anthony's bowels are going to take a little longer. My question is it has been 10 days after surgery. Do you think this is abnormal too long? The only thing that has been done to get his bowels moving is that they are giving him reglan and me attempting his bowel care with magic bullet and digital stim. Enemas do not and never have worked with Anthony. The surgeon said if the BP does not work tonight that he will give him some Miralax or magnesium citrate and another graphic study with barium from the NG tube. Why they didn't recommend this days ago I don't know. . . . .
#2 He is on two types of antibiotics for after surgery, for pneumonia because of aspiraton when vomitting from blockage and another one for UTI that I think was misdiagnosed because they are going off of when he was taken to the ER they took the urine out of his leg bag! that is not how you get a clean sample but they are treating it anyway . . . .I believe both the pneumonia and UTI should be cleared by now being on antibiotics for 10 days now? He is also on IV TPN for nutrition.
#3 there has been talk of moving him to a "long term acute care hospital" I have never heard of these. Anyway I think that is too soon and they do not allow caregivers to stay overnight so that is out anyway. But was wondering if anyone had any experience with these "hospitals"?
#2 He is on two types of antibiotics for after surgery, for pneumonia because of aspiraton when vomitting from blockage and another one for UTI that I think was misdiagnosed because they are going off of when he was taken to the ER they took the urine out of his leg bag! that is not how you get a clean sample but they are treating it anyway . . . .I believe both the pneumonia and UTI should be cleared by now being on antibiotics for 10 days now? He is also on IV TPN for nutrition.
#3 there has been talk of moving him to a "long term acute care hospital" I have never heard of these. Anyway I think that is too soon and they do not allow caregivers to stay overnight so that is out anyway. But was wondering if anyone had any experience with these "hospitals"?
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