The past 4-5 days have been very difficult. Nathan has developed increasing pains in his belly. At first we all assumed it was a normal side-effect of the blockage, but the surgeon is starting to think it may be a fistula developing. He gets very acute pains every 15-30 minutes, enough to make him turn red in agony and sweat profusely. They went ahead and removed some of the staples remaining from the last surgery in case the fistula opens up a passage outside his body. Yes, I imagine this is as painful and gruesome as it sounds.
Originally the doctors came in this morning and decided to proceed with surgery today. After waiting for more scans and test results, however, they decided to wait off and see if the fistula develops. As weird as this sounds (to me, anyways), a fistula would actually relieve the pressure from the blockage, even if it required a makeshift ostomy. At least, this is how the doctor explains it.
Christa and I are having a hard time coming to grips with this. I can't fathom waiting another second longer without performing surgery, dilated intestine be damned. But I trust that the surgeon knows what he's talking about. Come to think of it, I never thought it was possible for anything like Volvulus to happen either.
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