The Next Step

Lynnea continues to eat less than she should. Her doctors are concerned that she is not gaining enough weight, and told us to seriously consider letting them put in a G-tube. This is a feeding tube that goes directly into her stomach. It would be placed surgically, and would stay in at least until her next heart surgery. The advantage to having one placed is that we could take her home with us, but there are a number of risks also associated with it. We have until sometime next week to make a final decision on whether or not we will have one placed. They continue to try to tweak her cocktail of medications, hoping that maybe that will help with her feedings, but if that doesn't work, we don't have many options other than a G-tube. We really hope it doesn't come to that.