christianarmywife
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Would love to hear positive stories, advice, anything about g-tubes. I don’t know anybody with a child like mine. Lifelong history of not eating enough, pickiness, failure to thrive. They finally concluded that we’ve done all the testing and trialing we can, and that she needs a g-tube to grow properly and help her body get used to a higher calorie intake and increase her appetite. The hope is that she’ll need it 1-2 years, then can wean off it.
She’s scared, my husband is a nervous wreck. I’m pretty relieved actually. It’s been so hard, I just want to see her healthy so I’m grateful that I have a way to help her now, even if we never found a reason for her poor appetite. I am a little nervous too though, this is a whole new world for us. I don’t have anyone in my life who has been through anything remotely like this.
She’s scared, my husband is a nervous wreck. I’m pretty relieved actually. It’s been so hard, I just want to see her healthy so I’m grateful that I have a way to help her now, even if we never found a reason for her poor appetite. I am a little nervous too though, this is a whole new world for us. I don’t have anyone in my life who has been through anything remotely like this.