Well I got in contact with Lida, the g-tube specialist at Mac last week. They are pleased to hear of Logan's amazing progress & are happy to hear that he will no longer be needing the g-tube. She gave us our options for removing the g-tube.
Option 1: Meet with the anaesthesiologist, then come back for pre-op, then come back for the actual surgery to remove the g-tube. We would also be put on a waiting list till possibly the end of August for this. But they would put him out and he wouldn't feel a thing.
Option 2: We make an appointment to come to the clinic. They hold him down and yank it out. No freezing or anaesthetic. They could book this already for this week - no waiting!
I know what your thinking....go with option number 1! The other option sounds incredibly painful and cruel. But here's the thing...making him wait another few months would give him a higher risk of infection. It's also a whole lot of rigamoral to go through to have it taken out, and our biggest reason was that Logan has already had anaesthetic 3 times in the first 9 months of his life, we really didn't want to expose him to that anymore.
The specialist and Dr. Bailey said that having them yank it out for him is actually not uncommon. Alot of parents believe it or not choose this option because its quick and simple. In under a minute they take it out, stitch it up and cover it with gauze and a bandaid. He will most likely be upset, but it won't last long. Logan is also young enough that he most likely won't remember it. As much as they reassured us that they wouldn't be doing this everyday to kids if it was that cruel, I still feel like a horrible mom for making him go through that, especially because I really don't think I could be there with him watching it be done. Thankfully Logan's daddy is alot braver and is planning to hold his hand while he goes through it. I will be in the waiting room with open arms when he comes out crying :)
So this coming Thursday, June 13th at 2:30pm we will be at Mac Children's Hospital for (hopefully) the last time in a long time. We will update you all when its finished. Please pray that all goes well and it will be done before we know it.
