You guys all know me.. How could I go longer than 2 hours without a post?! haha.
The surgeon said that his aortic arch looks great from the outside. They performed an echo with a probe on a tube and went down to look at his heart, as well as blood flow to his abdomen, and that all looks great. His valves will be monitored over the next few weeks and months to be sure they aren't narrowing any more. The incision will be left open for drainage, and for the swelling to go down. When they tried to close it, his heart raced faster, affecting his blood pressure, and irregular beats. Therefore, they will leave it open until the middle, to end of the weekend.
We will be going back into the PICU with him, and are excited to see him again!! Thanks for all of the thoughts and prayers today. We know that without the help of deity, none of this success would have been possible.
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so glad this part of all of this is done for you guys! hopefully kayden will be on the mend and do so quickly with no complications and no more surgeries needed! we love you and pray for you. post picture of the little guy asap! i'm dying to see more of him since i am hundreds of miles away!
We're so happy it went well! Hang in there, I'm sure you're relieved to have it completed. As I've read your psots today, I can't help but be so thankful for technology and very smart and skillful doctors!
P.S. We loved the videos. He's darling!
YEA, we are so happy the surgery went well. We are continuing to pray for all 3 of you. Thanks Dave for the posts. We love you
Chelsea, I think Dave needs to take over blogging from now on...he updates a little more often than you ever did =) haha, j/k, I'm sure now that you have a little angel to brag about you'll be updating more often than the rest of us. he's precious...Dawson loved watching that little video of him, he kept saying "he's so cute...do it again." so is his chest just hanging out open? how does that whole "chest stays open while the swelling go down" thing work?
i was going to ask the same question jessica did? can you actually see his heart or do they wire ther sternum shut partially? send pics soon!
love ya! kate
So glad the surgery went well! Coming from a mother of a baby, i hope chelsea is holding up ok! She's been so strong already.I hope he recovers quickly so you can take him home and play and cuddle with him and all that fun stuff!
So glad the surgery went well! Coming from a mother of a baby, i hope chelsea is holding up ok! She's been so strong already.I hope he recovers quickly so you can take him home and play and cuddle with him and all that fun stuff!
So happy for the good report. Way to go Kayden! He's a champ--just like is parents.
so, so , happy everything went well!Went to the Temple last night and added your beutiful little boy to the prayer roll in Portland Oregon! Lynda
Do you get to see or hold him? Congrats on that part being over!
We are so glad to hear that it all went well. We love you guys so much and think the world of you and your sweet family. :)
Dave and Chelsea, thanks for sharing all the updates and of course we are so happy that he is doing well - what a wonderful blessing to have good health care.
We love you three.
Chris
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