This site is dedicated to little Zachary Elsenpeter. Zachary is a 8 year old boy who received a kidney transplant from his father Wade Elsenpeter on December 1, 2004.

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Mar 26, 2009

Zachary has had a pretty good dayJ The DRS took out the tube for the Mitroffanof which was a little scary for him. Then 2 hours later we tried to Cath him through the site and it decided to close on us! So they had to call the surgeons back and figure out a plan. Well another 2 hours later they were back with some lidocane  so they could push the tube through the hole and stitch it back in.  Nothing goes easy for Zachary.  When the DRS finally got the tube back in they decided that it was just getting caught on a little lip (Extra piece of skin) Thank God; I thought he was going to need another surgery! Now the plan is to Cath him every 2 hours through the belly botton; Which Zachary does not like! We need 4 people to hold him down.

The plan is to keep Zachary on TPN until these DRS can figure out why his stomach and bowels are not working. Tomorrow we have a Care Conference with all the DRS that are working with Zachary. I think I would be scared if I were them; knowing how mad we are… and how this has turned into a night mare!! we need answers!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

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Leave a comment | 7 Responses to “Care Conference tomorrow!! We need Answers!”
Daryl, Lori and Cadence

My question for tomorrow is, “who the h@!! is in charge?” followed by “take me to your leader!” Someone needs to take control of the list of doctors and make some decisions. I wish I was there to ask the question. Give me a couple of weeks and I will be more than happy too.. Say April 10th.
We are praying for you all!
Lots of love!
ljc

Poor Zach, I hope he gets used to the cath…when Gav got his gtube, we made them put one in his stuffed animal so he could play with it and pretend to use it on his puppy to, maybe they could put one in a stuffed animal and stitch it up like him so he can have something to relate to. I’m sorry Stacey, I hope that you find the answers that you need and that things ease for the Zach man! We think about him constantly and just want be happy until he is better and you are all back together! hugs, Jill

Our prayer for these doctors: May you enter this conference with eyes that clearly see what you have done; ears that hear Zach’s suffering and his family’s sorrow; minds that are filled with common sense & the wisdom of your training and hearts that are filled with compassion & are open to positive change. May you remember your Hypocratic Oath & the first law of medical care “Do No Harm”. God be with you all.

Mark Frederick

Ditto Daryl, Lori, Cadence and the Winnipeg Cheering Squad!

My prayers continue.

Wrobel Family

ZACH…Get better so I can see your smile again!–Alex

Zach, I can’t wait to go on the tramp with you! I miss you. –Abbey

Stacey, You are an amazing woman! Stay strong, the end is getting near! I tried to visit you guys on Wednesday, but I was unable to get a hold of you. Let us know when we can visit. We miss you all very much!
We have been praying for Zach.
The Wrobels

anne grahl

Kick some butt in that care conference tomorrow!!! And get some answers, and good ones too!!! I can’t believe when they took out the cath the stoma closed up. Thank goodness that wasn’t the case. Whew! Keep up the great work.

Bonnie Bragg

I am so glad to hear that they are finally doing the care conference. Hopefully, they will come up with a great plan to get Zach healthy and out of that place! Am sorry to hear that you are having problems with the mitrofanoff. If you ever think it would make it easier by seeing another boy do it let us know and I can bring Dustin up! Praying for a great day today for Zach, you, and for all those doctors. I hope this will be the beginning to better days for Zach so you can both finally go home!