Praise God for his continued protection over Ethan. This day has been such a blur! We talked to the surgeon about 10:15 and he was very pleased with how the surgery went. He said it went better than he thought. He had told us that the surgery would last 3 to 5 hours, but it took just under 2 hours! WOW! There wasn’t as much scar tissue in the way, which was definitely good news for Ethan.We got to see Ethan for the first time at 10:45. He looked better than I thought, but it is still very tough to see your child all hooked up to stuff. He has four IV lines in – one in each foot, one in his left wrist and one in his neck. He is on the ventilator, but is off all sedation meds because they are letting him start to wake up, which will take a few hours. He has an NG tube down his nose that goes into his stomach to suck out all the acid so that he doesn’t get an upset stomach. Also, both his arms are restrained so that he doesn’t pull out the IV lines.
He has been moving and opening his eyes every once in a while, but still VERY sleepy. He woke up around 2pm for a little bit and was not happy. He was crying, but we can't hear anything because of the ventilator tube. That wore him out and so he is sleeping now.
Before leaving the OR, he was given an epidural for the pain (numbs him from the waist to just below the shoulders). He came out of the OR without being on any heart meds! WOW!
He has strong pulses in both of his feet, whereas, before the surgery, the cardiologist couldn’t feel his pulses – this was because the blood flow was restricted by the coarctation (narrowing). Blood was still flowing all the way down to his feet, just not at a strong rate.
Before leaving the OR, he was given an epidural for the pain (numbs him from the waist to just below the shoulders). He came out of the OR without being on any heart meds! WOW!
He has strong pulses in both of his feet, whereas, before the surgery, the cardiologist couldn’t feel his pulses – this was because the blood flow was restricted by the coarctation (narrowing). Blood was still flowing all the way down to his feet, just not at a strong rate.
He is running a low fever right now. Please pray that this is not a big deal.
For now, we are just hanging out and ready to comfort him when he wakes up. Thanks again to everyone for continuing to pray for our little guy. It means the world to us. There are no sufficient words to thank God or all of you.
1 comments:
Hey brother, I just stopped to pray at my desk here specifically for Ethan and his speedy recovery. It truly blesses me to hear he made it through surgery fine. I have also lifted you and your wife up in my prayers as well as your other children that you are all comforted and able to rest in the Lord's presence. I know He is with you all and I pray he gives Ethan's caregivers at the hospital all of the skills and abilities necessary to make his stay there as confortable as possible. I will continue to pray for you all, I miss you brother. Holler if you need anything!
Jeff
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