Under our new definition of “normal,” it wouldn’t be a normal month without a trip to the UIHC for a Peanut check-up. Last Monday marked the day this month and Peanut was on her way for a quick visit with her GI doctor. (She doesn’t see her team of surgeons as often now.) As check-ups […]

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Peanut was back in Iowa City last Thursday for her post-surgery checkup. The schedule was three-fold. Peanut met with her surgical team for a recovery follow-up. She met with her GI doctor for a routine check-up. And, she met with her wound care nurse for some special attention for a horrible case of diaper rash. […]

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I still remember two weeks after my appendectomy several years ago. I was back to work, but still wearing “comfy” pants, not tying my own shoes, and requiring help to get in and out of bed. It took quit a while before my stomach muscles decided to forgive me for the three small incisions that […]

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During rounds on Tuesday, Peanut’s doctors were happy with how she was doing and decided it was time to send her home. As we packed up our things and put her in her stroller to walk out of the hospital, I don’t think Peanut was aware of what was going on – she had spent […]

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Today is the final day of the 12th Annual Y105 Radiothon benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network. The following info is from UIChildrens.org: KLYV (105.3 FM) and Children’s Miracle Network will host the radiothon from the Y105 studios in Dubuque and will be broadcasting live from 6 a.m. to 6 […]

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We fully intended to write another update much sooner than this…but with we’ve slipped into the “sleep when baby sleeps” mentality, which unfortunately for Peanut that means she isn’t sleeping well. 🙁 I actually began writing update #2 on Halloween, but with irregular sleeping patterns and focusing all our energy on Peanut when she’s awake, […]

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In the past roughly 50 hrs since surgery, Peanut has made great progress. I’ll admit, Tuesday was discouraging as she was in quite a bit of pain and slept a lot. She had a rough last night into early morning today. However, as the pictures below show…her recovery is going full speed ahead! One of […]

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As we mentioned in a previous post, Peanut was scheduled for major bowel surgery on the 28th (yesterday), and we’re happy to report, that it went as well as can be expected. We (and her team of doctors) had three main goals to accomplish with by doing this surgery. 1) to “take down” the ostomy […]

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I mentioned at the end of Wednesday’s post that anyone familiar with the workings of a hospital know that plans are subject to change and normally do… well guess what… Peanut is back home. While Peanut’s surgery needs to be done sooner rather than later, it’s not an emergency (which we are thankful for), and […]

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It’s starting to feel a bit too much like a pattern… Peanut got sick again over the weekend and ended up being readmitted to the UIHC. That makes it the third time in the last five weeks. This time though, things are slightly different. During Peanut’s two prior stays, she’s tested positive for c. diff. […]

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