Yesterday, Dr. M (the on-call GI dr) said that if Raya's G tube output stayed below 200 and if she continued to gain weight today, he could be persuaded to send her home. She must really really like it here. Her G tube output was 218 and her weight dropped from 9.465 to 9.40, which is a loss of about 2oz. The "external digestion" we're doing with her now has also made her more likely to get diaper rash because of the increased acidity so we're slathering on the Aquaphor. It's good stuff. :)
The new thing we're adding to the regimen today is Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate (EES). It is an antibiotic that in low doses can increase gastric motility. In other words, it's supposed to make her stomach drain faster. She was on EES for about 6 weeks this summer and although it never decreased the frequency of her vomiting, it did decrease the amount that she was throwing up for part of the time she was taking it. This time around, the hope is that if we can encou…
The new thing we're adding to the regimen today is Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate (EES). It is an antibiotic that in low doses can increase gastric motility. In other words, it's supposed to make her stomach drain faster. She was on EES for about 6 weeks this summer and although it never decreased the frequency of her vomiting, it did decrease the amount that she was throwing up for part of the time she was taking it. This time around, the hope is that if we can encou…