Abby's Endoscopy

Abby was brought into the operating theatre at 12.45pm. It was almost 3.15pm when she came out. The obstruction in her oesophagus was a large piece of chicken bone. It has been stuck there probably since last Friday, and is already starting to smell. Dr Lee managed to fish out a large piece measuring 4cm by 3cm at the widest, and push the smaller pieces into the stomach. Unfortunately, there is severe inflamation and ulceration at the oesophagus. Dr Lee shared that such wounds take a very long time to heal. There is also the fear that the ulcerations may tear open. One of her previous cases that involved a much smaller piece of bone took more than 3 weeks to heal. In Abby's case, the bone is larger and sharper, the ulcers are deeper... The recovery journey is going to be a long and tough one and Abby has to fight on her own. Oral feeding is out for the next few weeks or even months. A feeding tube is inserted for liquid feeding till she recovers, if she recovers. And all I can only is to try and make her as comfortable as possible in the meanwhile...

Just before she went for the endoscopy:


When she returned to the ward after her ordeal:


The feeding tube at her neck:


Snoozing in mommie's arms:


Finally back at home: