Hi everybody,
GREAT NEWS!!! Elizabeth is doing great. The surgeon came in about 7:40pm to let us know that the surgery went just as planned, excellent, awesome. They were able to go with option #1 (cutting thru the muscle to make the "tunnel" to the valve) and all is well in that front. She should turn out just fine. God be glorified in this hard time.
We do find oursevles in the midst of a hard time still though, unexpectedly. We knew that she would have all sorts of wires and things coming out of everywhere, but we didn't know it would be as hard as it was to see. The surgeons were not able to close up the incision they made due to the amount of swelling in Elizabeth's chest (all normal responses to surgery). So they put a temporary patch over the incision, and they plan on closing it up when the swelling goes down in a couple of days. She is fine and responding as anticipated, just hard for Mom and Dad to see.
She is still sedated and will be slowly brought out of sleep after they remove the patch and close the incision. The aim is to sew up the incision on Friday. Then a couple more days in the Pediatric ICU for recovery / monitoring sake. Then it's back up to the neo natal unit for any "retraining" that might be needed (feeding, etc).
We certainly appreciate all of your prayers and your willingness to go before the Father on our behalf. Our Heavenly Father listened and responded by giving the doctors the utmost in skill. Thank you and thanks and praise be to Jesus Christ our Savior and Redeemer.
Continued prayers for the reduction of Elizabeth's swelling, a speedy recovery and Steph and I dealing still with the "separation" from her are greatly appreciated. We can't wait to take our little girl home.
Thanks again.
Grace and peace,
Allen
3 comments:
Oh, Praise God! I think I checked your blog every hour for updates! I'm so thrilled and so thankful for your good news. Thanks for including us in your struggles and joys. I will definitely continue to pray for you. How is Steph doing physically post partum?
Hi! What great news about Elizabeth. Thanks for the updates. We will keep praying for all of you. She is a DOLL! Love, Linda
Thank you both, we sure appreciate. Physically Steph is doing well. She is off of the pain meds the docs gave her, and the stitches are annoying only every once in a while now.
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