Our biggest challenge of late has been eating and weight loss since the tonsil surgery. Food is sticking in Beth's mouth and throat areas, making eating frustrating and somewhat futile. The doctors were/are considering putting in a "G-tube" device into Beth's stomach (bypassing the throat area) to increase her caloric intake and weight.
However, yesterday we met yesterday with an ENT surgeon. He looked in Beth's nasal passages and throat and found a lot of "rubbish" (I guess that's a medical term) that he thinks is the culprit for her eating problems. The doctors believe that while the tonsil surgery did remove a portion of the EBV, the virus is still in her throat area and complicating her healing, causing this "rubbish" to build up and linger in her throat area. So on Saturday the ENT is going to clean out Beth's nasal ways and throat and remove some tissue adhesions/scar tissue. He thinks this procedure could solve the eating challenge and we can avoid getting the G-tube :)
Prayer Requests:
- For Saturday's procedure to be safe and successful.
- For Beth to be able to eat and increase her caloric intake.
- For EBV to continue to go away.
- For protection against any more infections and complications.
- Luke 11:13
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