Anyway, It is weird to think that we have been waiting for this day for 10 long and hard months and it is finally here and there is only 2 more hours left. We are very much looking forward to Caius recovering quickly and feeling better. He deserves to feel better. He has gone through more in his short little life than most of us go through in a life time.
The surgeon did say there were a few surprises. He said that his AV Canal wasn't balanced so he had to guess where to put the valves but that it was no big deal. He said the VSD was huge! Much larger than they had anticipated but they were still able to patch it. They did end up having to repair the Pulmonary Artery but said that it wasn't a big deal.
Right now his AV valve is leaking a little bit and once he wakes up it will get worse. Hopefully it won't be too bad and cause any trouble. If it does, we will have to have another surgery to repair it but chances are good that it won't be a problem. Two of his patches are leaking but that is to be expected considering the stitches are fresh. With time they should close up. He is doing great in recovery and is already trying to take extra breaths against his ventilator. He is also moving around and lifting his arms and legs in the air which is amazing because he is on fentynol. A pain killer 10 times as strong as morphine.
I must say we are super impressed with the staff here. The anesthesiologist and her interns joined our family in prayer before the surgery. The surgeon hugged Josh and I. I told him that he was probably the most prayed for surgeon this side of the Mississippi, a fact which he liked very much.
They took out Caius' G-tube since it was so close to the incision sight. They are going to put it back in tomorrow. They loosely stitched up the hole and said that it won't close. I think that is all strange.
We are hoping to get him off the ventilator tomorrow but right now it is just wait and see. Josh and I are so relieved to have this day behind us. It feels like a weight has been lifted and we can move forward. Thank you for all your prayers! I know God heard Caius' name a bunch today. He answered our prayers and everything went great. Thank you Jesus!
Pictures on on Facebook.
So happy to hear all the good news. I love you guys and CANNOT wait to see all of you again. Thinking of and praying for that nephew of mine lots and lots and lots more.
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