Cincinnati Update

Saree talked to the nurse out in Cincinnati today and they have Robbie's chart ready to give to Dr. Levitt so he can make his evaluation. It sounds like it would still be 3 months away from anything happening so we have to check with Dr. Gearhart in Baltimore to see what he wants us to do. The good news about Cincinnati is that the stays aren't as long as we originally thought they would be. Sounds like now we would go out for the surgery and then Robbie would be in recovery for a few days. After the initial recovery we would get trained on how to take care of everything for another few days before we would be sent home. There is obviously quite a bit that goes into making a new poop hole, which I guess makes a lot of sense. After a few weeks at home and taking care of everything we would go back to Cincinnati and they would make the change from the stoma and colostomy bag to him pooping like a normal little guy. Now that we are so used to the colostomy bag and the diapers always just being wet, a dirty diaper is going to be a lot harder for my weak stomach to handle. I am sure that I will get over it pretty quickly, just a few dry heaves and a gas mask.