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Pacemaker Surgery – Complete!

 

Just talked to Dr. Devaney and Evan is out of surgery. Everything went great. I was expecting them to put in the dual chamber pacemaker and just use one lead and only pace the ventricle but apparently they put in a single chamber pacemaker. When he has his second surgery in a few months they will put in a 2nd lead and change out the pacemaker from a single to a dual chamber. Sooooo…. that got me thinking, do they re-use pacemkakers? Insurance is going to buy Evan two pacemakers? I want the old one to use as a keychain. Sound good? 😀

Kicker… there’s no bed available in the pediatric cardiac ICU so they’ve got Evan just hanging out in the OR waiting for a bed to become available so we cannot see him yet. 🙁 Knowing he’s ok is enough for me right now but if this takes more than an hour or two then I am going to start going through cute baby withdrawal.

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words, thoughts, and prayers over the course of this whole thing. Your support on Facebook, this website, and over the phone have really helped us get through this. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

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8 responses to “Pacemaker Surgery – Complete!”

  1. Rose Giorgi Avatar
    Rose Giorgi

    So glad the pacemaker surgery went well! Prayers are with all of you and hope you get to see Evan soon. Love, Rose

  2. Barb VanEseltine Avatar
    Barb VanEseltine

    Hurray — glad to hear he’s out and it went well. Keep the news coming!

  3. John Chipman Avatar
    John Chipman

    Glad to hear he’s doing good. Every swing on the golf course brings thoughts of you guys and prayers to mind.

    1. William Avatar

      Awesome! That’s a lot of thoughts and prayers. 🙂

  4. John Chipman Avatar

    Glad he’s doing well. Keep up the good work, and come back soon.

  5. Edie Partlo Avatar
    Edie Partlo

    Billy, so glad to keep hearing good news, Evan we love you very much. Love to read all the updates !!!! facebook fan forever.

  6. Audrey Aamodt Avatar
    Audrey Aamodt

    Jim and I are soo glad Evan is doing well. We are just in awe as how strong all three of you are. We love and support all three of you and hope Evan can come home soon….

  7. Jan Kimberlain Avatar
    Jan Kimberlain

    Glad to hear things are progressing so well. Love this site and the fact that you post so often. Bill I think you missed your calling. You should have gone into journalism, you are a great writer. Prayers to all of you!

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