Pyloric stenosis

ngaines27 · June 2015

Liam was just diagnosed with pyloric stenosis and we are headed 2 hours from home to the nearest Children's Hospital for surgery. His pediatrician says this is a fairly common and simple procedure but I can't help but be a nervous wreck about my one month old having surgery. Has anyone else ever dealt with this? Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

tdotson0722 · June 2015

My niece and nephew both went through it and it was an easy procedure.

dancegurl1118 · June 2015

Thinking of you and praying for the skill and knowledge of the doctors hands

bwow615 · July 2015

Thinking of you and LO. No experience with this, keep us all posted.

KaLikeAWind · July 2015

No experience here either but wishing your LO well and sending positive vibes your way

LaurenS119 · July 2015

No experience, but sending thoughts and prayers

queequeg09256 · July 2015

My very good friend had this with her son, he had the surgery 2 months ago. No issues whatsoever. I was pretty worried about the little guy but the surgery is really common, quick and there is like no issues afterwards he totally handled it like a champ and she said while she was super worried before afterwards it really was no big deal. Her son is now 6 months old and of course totally adorable with no issues! Hoping the same for you and your lo.

Zinaz · July 2015

My first son had pyloric stenosis surgery at 4 weeks old. Due to the fact it took a while to diagnosis he was very dehydrated and had to be on IV fluids and had an ng tube for 2 days prior to having surgery. (Just a heads up if that happens- they said it was common with pyloric stenosis)After the surgery he did great - didn't have any problems keeping formula down. He is now 2 and has never had any issues since. I know it's very scary but it is pretty common ( they told me 1 in 500) and I'm sure he'll do great.

ngaines27 · July 2015

Update: Liam had surgery around 3 PM yesterday. The doctor told us to expect it to take a while longer for him to recover due to the amount of blood and irritation in his stomach, but he has surprised us all and has been able to meet all of his feeding goals. The nurse expects that we can take him home this evening.

esampson1983 · July 2015

ngaines27 said:
Update: Liam had surgery around 3 PM yesterday. The doctor told us to expect it to take a while longer for him to recover due to the amount of blood and irritation in his stomach, but he has surprised us all and has been able to meet all of his feeding goals. The nurse expects that we can take him home this evening.

Happy to hear he is meeting his feeding goals and that you are expecting to take him home tonight! Continued thoughts for you and your little one as he recovers!

lovethatcolosun · July 2015

Keeping Liam in my T&P for continued speedy recovery! Glad surgery went well.

dancegurl1118 · July 2015

So thankful for a wonderful update. Wishing all the best for Liam & family.

virginiaunicorn11 · July 2015

Hooray, Liam! What a relief!!

@ngaines27 how did you know Liam had this problem, if you don't mind my asking?

Best wishes for a continued speedy recovery, hopefully at home!

ngaines27 · July 2015

virginiaunicorn11 said:
Hooray, Liam! What a relief!!

@ngaines27 how did you know Liam had this problem, if you don't mind my asking?

Best wishes for a continued speedy recovery, hopefully at home!

Liam has had occasional projectile spit up since about a week old that has progressively became projectile vomiting after each feeding. Last Wednesday his pediatrician ordered an ultrasound that came back normal. She prescribed reflux meds and changed formula but the problem only got worse. I brought him back to the pediatrician on Tuesday and he'd lost 3 oz, so she ordered another ultrasound which confirmed pyloric stenosis.

Apparently, with this condition, the pylorus thickens over time so it makes sense that the original ultrasound was negative.

virginiaunicorn11 · July 2015

@ngaines27 thank you for explaining. that sounds terrifying, watching your baby go through that at every feed. so glad you got an answer and he's through surgery! big hugs to you and Liam

ngaines27 · July 2015

virginiaunicorn11 said:
@ngaines27 thank you for explaining. that sounds terrifying, watching your baby go through that at every feed. so glad you got an answer and he's through surgery! big hugs to you and Liam

It has been a very stressful couple of weeks. The day of surgery especially as he began vomiting blood from all of the irritation in his stomach and esophagus.

It's amazing the difference in him almost immediately following surgery. We are grateful.

klkonwi · July 2015

Thinking of Liam !!! I just now saw this....
You are so tough ! That's a lot to go through. @ngaines27

aj1327 · July 2015

I just saw this too! Thinking of you guys!

queequeg09256 · July 2015

Yay so glad everything went well! Thank you for the update

KarasTwin · July 2015

So glad everything went well! Prayers that he continues to improve. You're a great mama!

ngaines27 · July 2015

Thanks ladies! Liam is doing so well! He's already gained a pound since surgery!

aub060708 · July 2015

We just got home from the children's hospital today, my baby had the surgery yesterday. It was so hard watching my tiny one go through it but we are so happy with the end result!

HMack4742 · July 2015

I'm glad he's doing better!
My boy had an ultrasound today to check for this. We won't know the results for a couple of days yet.

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