Max's surgery is scheduled for September 8th at 7:30am. He should hopefully be out of the ICU in time for my birthday, the 11th. We really wanted to get it scheduled because we felt we had this obviously huge thing looming over us and didn't know when it was going to take place. Steve and I both thought we would feel a sense of relief knowing the date. Not so much... It kind of puts you into "freak out" mode having it scheduled.
Max is still doing great! He was 6lbs 15 oz last Friday. We did end up putting him on a diuretic 2 Fridays ago. His oxygen levels were low even with his oxygen on. After a week on the diuretic, his levels were back to acceptable levels. He is eating really good and is pretty alert too!
The surgery should take 3-4 hours. If you are interested in looking at a flash movie of his defects and the repairs that will take place click this link: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/anomalies/default.htm. Then click on ASD, AV Canal, PDA, and VSD. Nurse Becca sent me this link and it is helpful in attempting to understand what all of the issues are.
So now we wait 2 1/2 weeks for the date and hope the time goes as quickly as the last 6 weeks have!
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