Just got the news from the nurse practitioner. Who’s the happiest daddy in the world? That’s me! We were told that he’s off the heart and lung bypass machine and his heart is doing it all on it’s own. His little heart started right back up and is kicking hard… good boy! It will be an hour or so in the OR while they monitor his blood pressure since his blood gets thinned during the procedure. Then he will head up to the 5th floor where we will spend the next week or so in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCTU). It’s still going to be a couple hours or more until we get to see him. Once he gets up to the floor they need to hook him up to all their monitors, ventilator, and get his meds going. It’s going to be a couple days until we can hold him but just being able to see him and touch him will make mommy and daddy so much better. Dr. Hirsch will be stopping by the waiting area once she leaves surgery to definitively tell us how it all went. Words cannot possibly express how relieved I am or the gratitude that I have for Dr. Hirsch and the entire U of M team of doctors, nurses, and staff. I might even get a U of M shirt before we leave.
YAYYYYYYY. First surgery done!
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11 responses to “YAYYYYYYY. First surgery done!”
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Woohoo. I know so many people here have been praying and waiting for this great news! Go Evan!
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wow, we are all so glad he is doing well. I read these postings to great grandma margret aamodt, she is wondering how well things are going, so thank you for posting these.
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So glad to hear! I’ve been thinking and praying for you guys all morning – and will keep doing so! Yay Evan 🙂
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Good job Evan! So glad to hear the good news. We have all been praying for you buddy!
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We are so happy to hear that Evan is doing great! We are all praying for him. Thank you for all the updates.
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Fantastic!!!! So happy to hear that the surgery went well and Evan is doing great! Way to go Evan! You just keeping going strong! Thanks for sharing the wonderful news!
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So happy to hear it good job Evan and a U Of M shirt sounds like a good idea after all they just did i am really happy for you guys !
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God Bless Evan.What a precious baby. A gift from God GG Jo
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I keep hitting refresh and hoping for more news! Glad to hear how well it’s going so far!!
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sorry Barb… I’m working on it, but daddy’s tired. It should be up in the next hour or so.
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