The doctor's are guestimating it will take a week or so for the intestines to fall back into the body, they will then wait a couple days for the swelling to go down even more and then will suture it up. Then it's a waiting game for the intestines to start working properly....
On 12/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Boy's got some hair on his noggin already :) > > So, his intestines will slip back in over time, then they'll stitch him up > or will it heal on it's own? > > congrats > > > Scott A. Stewart > REAC/PASS-IT > (202)-475-8875 > > > > > "Gert B. Frobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 12/13/2006 09:32 AM > Please respond to cf-community > > > To: CF-Community <[email protected]> > cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD) > Subject: Meet Phoenix > > > Meet Phoenix Skylar. He was born yesterday at 1:46pm. He weighed in at > 5lbs > 11ozs and was 17.5 inches in length. He was born with a small birth defect > (we've known since week 18) called Gastroschisis (which you can see in > some > of the pictures), other than that... he is doing great. He will more than > likely be in the NICU at DUKE for over a month. > > Talon is super, super excited. A little bummed that he won't even be able > to > see Phoenix until he gets out of the hospital due to flu restrictions.. > Jenene is doing great. Her contractions started at 4 minutes apart, so it > was definitely a race to the hospital :) > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/korneliuz/sets/72157594246041912/ > > > ..... > Gastroschisis is an opening in the abdomen that has allowed the intestines > outside the body. The intestines are packed in a bag --called a silo-- > that > allows gravity to slowly pull the intestines back into the body. This is > done slowly so that the baby doesn't herniate something. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:222175 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
