Today was Carter pre-op workup. We spent 12 hours at the hospital today which is a story by itself. Carter had an X-ray, echocardiogram, blood work and EKG. Everything is a go for Wednesday morning.
They sedated him for the echo since he can be a little wiggly and they wanted good pictures. The echo was done on an ultrasound machine and they looked at almost every angle and position of his heart, including blood flow, valves, holes, heartbeat and many other things in his heart. His heart is still a little large but they are not concerned with it.
Due to his premature birth, the hospital requires a minimum of a 12-hour stay for any outpatient procedure where sedation is used. Hence, Kristi and Carter is spending several hours playing with each other and Kristi holding Carter and watching TV until midnight when they can leave.
Dr. Kouretas is his surgeon and we're anxiously anticipating the surgery but have reservations and anxiety anyway. It will be hard to hand Carter over to the surgery staff as we pace the waiting room. But, the repair will mean a better quality of life for Carter. Here is his surgeon's bio: http://www.pedcardiology.utah.edu/team/doctors/surgeons/Kouretas.html
This will be an exciting week as we return to the Hospital, we'll keep you all posted.
Thank you for your prayers, thoughts and support. It is very appreciated.
Love,
Alan & Kristi
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2 comments:
I can't imagine how scary it would be to send my baby off to surgery but Primarys and their surgeons are awesome. He will do great (and so will you).
Good luck tomorrow! My thoughts will be with Carter and the family! Thank goodness for wonderful doctors and great hospital so close!
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