We didn't expect Thursday to be such a big day, but at James's peds GI appointment, they asked if we wanted to take the tube out (Mike had discussed it with them at the last appointment), and we decided to go for it. James has been asking to have it out recently, and since he had gained a couple of pounds since the last appointment (and has been steady on his growth curve at around 5% for height and 3% weight), they thought it would be fine.
(Unlike putting a tube in, taking it out is extremely simple -- perhaps a 10 second process!) So far it seems to be closing/healing up quite well, which honestly is not what I expected, given that he's had it in for so long. (If it doesn't close up all the way after a month, they may have to close it surgically with a few stitches. It would be nice to avoid that, but we'll see.)
Yay, James!
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