The Story

B"H Avigayil is recovering nicely and in general back to herself. There is a part of the story that I did not share and, in fact, didn't even know part of, until she was discharged. Avigayil was saved from surgery at literally the last possible moment.  

Once the test confirmed that Avigayil's stomach was not where is should have been, the usual thing to do was race into emergency surgery. The problem is that Avigayil is an anesthesia risk. This means that there are real and serious risks in giving her general anesthesia (as the last time showed with her 2 week intensive care stay). In Avigayil's case surgery should be avoided whenever possible. On the way to surgery, the surgeon had an idea. It had never been tried before, but it was worth a shot. 

They took Avigayil to the angio lab. The plan was to use the guided imagery placed a wire through the whole from the PEG and tried to pull her stomach back into place. After several attempts it was still not working. There is a limited amount of time that the PEG can be out. Finally the surgeon called the OR and told them to prep a room for her they where going to try one last time and then head to the OR. Everyone was getting ready. Then, SUCCESS!! Everything slipped into place and they were able to complete the procedure. 

The skill of everyone involved and they willingness to think outside of the box and try something new is what saved her. It saved her from surgery and from all of the likely complications she almost certainly would have had. 

Thank you Doctors. 

Thank you Sha'arie Zedek. 

Thank you Hashem.