Pyloric Stenosis-

My poor, sweet girl had to have emergency surgery on February 8, 2012. She started to get sick about a week before. She was spitting up a lot, we just thought it was acid reflux because Kaitlyn and Kaleb both had it. The pediatrician put her on Zantac, but a few days later, it wasn't any better, in fact, she was now throwing up a lot. He decided to put her on Prevacid instead. The next morning, she woke up and her diaper was hardly even wet, so we took her back to the doctor, and he ordered an ultrasound for the next day. The next morning, she woke up without a wet diaper, and her soft spot had sunken in, so I called the doctor, and he told us to take her up to PCMC right away. They started her on IV fluids because she was so dehydrated (she had lost a pound in 4 days), and they did an ultra sound, where they found that she had Pyloric Stenosis ( It is the narrowing of the pylorus (lower part of the stomach).The muscles in the pylorus have become enlarged and cause narrowing within the pyloric channel to the point where food is prevented from emptying out of the stomach). She was to have surgery that night to fix it. They did a surgical procedure called a pyloromyotomy, which involves cutting through the thickened muscles of the pylorus, is performed to relieve the blockage that results from pyloric stenosis. She couldn't eat for 8 hours after surgery, which was hard, because she was ready to eat right when she woke up.She is doing amazing now, and hasn't thrown up once since surgery (barely even spits up too). She is back to her happy, sweet self.

Right before surgery

Incisions

After surgery, snuggling with dad



After surgery