Day 509 - Long Awaited GI Appointment
Monday, May 23rd, 2022 We finally had our GI appointment in the afternoon. James had his GJ replaced on April 23rd, one month ago in Jacksonville. Mom had called the GI office back in Tampa several times but could never get a hold of the doctor. Every single time we would call the office they would say that they left a message for the doctor and he would call back. The point of having the doctor call us back was because we needed a follow-up appointment after having the wrong sized button placed. We have been adding more water to his balloon up to 6 ml as well as two 4x4 gauzes to prevent leaking. Unfortunately the stoma that we have worked so hard at keeping perfect condition is now red and sore from gastric juice leaking as well as James pulling at it. Overall the GI doctor and his office could not explain for the lack of communication and nonresponse. The doctor decided to leave the 1.5cm tract length button in and not to go through with another procedure for a 1.2cm button. When we...