well...almost

Soon after I posted yesterday Lars started to get upset. He screamed much of the rest of the afternoon & evening. Seemed to be in pain. Makes sense--they really have to yank the peg out & it had to be painful. There's a piece on the inside of the stomach keeping it from falling out usually (if you want to see what it looks like on the inside of the stomach, click here.) They literally wrap the outside tubing around their fist & pull it through. With no anesthetic. Ouch.

So anyway, we gave him some nice meds last night & lil'man is happy & pain-free this morning. Here's Larsy with his new mic-key button (that's gauze under it): The red on his skin is from the tape and duoderm we used to have to have all over his belly. This is mic-key hooked up for feeding: The old peg used to have to go straight in; this one is way flatter against his belly so he doesn't mess with it as much, so it theoretically won't get as much granulation tissue & won't be as painful. The evening's meds & tubes.