Yesterday was the case conference where doctors from GI and radiology reviewed all of Audra's imaging results. The hours went by very slowly as we waited for "the call". Finally, about 6:45pm my cell phone rang. I recognized the phone number right away...it was Audra's GI doctor. After much discussion at the case conference the consensus was...Audra most likely has a classic malrotation, not a non-rotation. This news doesn't really change anything, but it does mean that she is at greater risk of developing the complications associated with malrotation...twisting of the intestines (known as volvulus) which is very serious, even life-threatening if not treated right away. So far, Audra has lived with this malrotation for 6 years and has been very lucky to have never developed a volvulus. Malrotation is a result of the intestines not turning into the correct position and fixating to the abdominal wall in the correct place during fetal development. Audra was born with this condition. And she was blessed to not have any complications while she was in China. Now, she will have it repaired by a very skilled surgeon, in the very best children's hospital.
She is blessed, and we are grateful!
Her surgery has been scheduled for Monday, November 4th. She will be hospitalized for at least a few days after the surgery. If she has the somewhat common post op complication of an ileus she could be in the hospital for a week or more. Once her intestine "wake up" from the stress of the surgery, and she is able to tolerate eating, she will be allowed to go home.
We are praying for only a few days in the hospital.
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