After a short but stressful journey, Eli's surgery went well! As you can see, the next morning he was all smiles!
Getting ready for surgery
Sitting up the next morning, still in the ICU. He was eating Nilla wafers and drinking juice!
I'll just drive myself right outta here!Eli had a transitional AV canal repair on Friday September 4th. We arrived before the sun was up at 6 am. At 7:15 they gave him some happy juice and took him to the OR at 7:30. A very nice anesthesiologist carried him back with his blankie. Surgery was over and we were talking to Dr. H at 11:00 am. We got to see him at 1200 in the cardiovascular intensive care unit. He was quite pitiful when we first laid eyes on him but the nurse had just given him morphine and it took a few minutes to kick in. While on sedation overnight he slept. By 4 or 5 am he was sitting up drinking juice and took a bite of a Nilla wafer. Amazing. We moved out of the ICU approximately 1200 to the stepdown unit. After a rough first night on the stepdown unit he had his dressing changed and chest tube removed br Dr. H. He was a lot more comfortable then. By Sunday night he was running the halls pushing his cozy coup and we headed home Monday morning. He was sent home on Lasix for 1 month but otherwise he is good to go. He does have a moderate amount of mitral valve regurgitation (a leaky mitral valve) which is not unusual. He should never have to have it replaced but may have to take medications years down the road. We will be following it closely from now on. We have an appointment with the cardiologist next week. We will keep you posted. Now, we are just trying to keep him from hurting himself because he is completely back to himeself, climbing and running. I will think of him next time I have a headcold and don't want to get out of bed! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!
Love,
The Halls
That news is so wonderful. My little ones have been praying for him for the past two weeks. At a homeschool event yesterday, PE Days we ask the kiddos to offer intentions as we end the envent. Eli was remembered again.
ReplyDeleteYour news is wonderful and now your heart can relax. I was so stressed that summer but did not feel it until a week or so after we were home. That is when it all hit me like a ton of bricks. Also be on the lookout for a more active child than before. Our daughter was active before surgery, at least that is what we thought, then well nothing stopped her.
To all the heart babies our there! God bless them, their families and the caregivers.