Lily is being admitted to the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital today because she has not gained weight for two consecutive weeks. They will perform the GI and barium tests that they had previously scheduled while she is down there and place an NG feeding tube. They will monitor her feeding for about a week to see if she gains weight or not. While she is there she will also be evaluated by one of the chief heart surgeons. If she does well on the tube, she will probably come home for a bit to gain weight in preparation for her surgery. If not, they may go ahead and do the surgery while she is in there. It is difficult to say right now.
This is not unexpected and the cardiologist has forewarned us that this would happen as she grows older. The feeding will not be an issue once her heart is repaired.
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