The princess is back in her room! She's still a little logy from the anesthesia, but is sitting up and playing (and mouthing the bars of her crib). Dr. Jones told us that the Superior Vena Cava and both pulmonary arteries were narrowed. They ballooned the SVC (from 6mm to almost 12!) and the right PA. The left PA is narrowed not because of scar tissue, but because of its placement behind her reconstructed aorta, so the ballooning of that one didn't really take (normal tissue is elastic). We might have to go back in and stent that later but it wasn't something they were prepared to do today.
While they were in there, they decided to go ahead and open up the stent in her aorta a smidge, although it was actually looking pretty good. So overall, things are looking up. Time will tell if the widening of the arteries takes care of the edema and low sats, but they're fairly confident that it will.
We're tossing around the idea of getting a g-tube while we're here .... but if they can't do it by end of week, then we'll likely just head home as soon as she's recovered from this procedure.
I'm back at work tomorrow; David's boss went ahead and let him have the day off, so he gets to spend at least another day in uncomfortable hospital chairs. :D
Thanks to everyone who sent their well wishes - I can't tell you how much they mean to us. Hopefully we'll be able to stay out of the hospital for more than six weeks this time!
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So glad things went well in the cath lab and that Mirabel is feeling better! Sending positive thoughts and prayers that those sats come up and you are home soon.
So glad Mirabel had Dr. Jones work "his magic" on those narrowed sites. We love him and he's done all of Maddie's caths. Praying for sats to come up and a discharge home soon :)
so glad she is back and recovering. Sending prayers that she is feeling better and her stats come up and her swelling down. ~wyndi steven and Izzy
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