Stephen is making good progress all the time. He is off all the medications, just gets a quick shot of a couple things as needed (like pain meds). They took out almost all his wires and needles, just has one line in the groin- for those quick shots – and the chest tube for draining,…
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Open Heart Surgery #2
Stephen had his second open heart surgery early this morning. It was a success, according to our amazing surgeon. We are so glad that he is safe and has a healthy working heart. This morning came much too soon for my liking. We were out of bed at 4:30am and headed to the hospital around…
Bravery
Most days are good. I want to preface this by saying that. But knowing that my itty-bitty baby is having open heart surgery in just a couple of weeks is very anxiety inducing for me. I’ve had a few rough days this month. Where I just can’t stop crying and I’m scared. My emotions are…
Cath Lab Results
Cath Lab, Cardio Cath, Heart Catheterization, Angioplasty, Angiogram. It has many names, but it’s all basically the same from what I can tell. Anyway, the results came back as expected. The wee one’s heart kind of looks like this: I found a diagram of a heart online and just sort of filled in the blanks.…
Still Here!
Well, as much as I didn’t want to sleep here last night, it actually wasn’t all that bad. They recently added on to the hospital, and the cardiology department is in a whole new section. The patient rooms are private now, with their own bathrooms. There’s a flat screen tv with internet access, a little…
Update From The Hospital
This morning we had our normal Cardiology appointment to do his monthly EKG and Echo. I had also been waiting to hear from Children’s Hospital on when we would be coming in for Stephen’s procedure to clot the aneurysm. The cardiologist took a look at the lump and we all noticed immediately that it had…
Surgery Avoided!
Well things move quickly in the ranks of Children’s Hospital. We really do have the best doctors! We left our cardiologist appointment at 10am and by 2pm, I was on my way to CHLA since they squeezed us in for an ultrasound on the aneurysm. The ultrasound took some time with this little wiggle worm,…
We Can't Take Anymore Surprises!!
Stephen had his Cath Lab done last Friday, and the results were what they expected. Which was good news. I was waiting to update until I was clear on the details, so I’ll get more into that later. His recovery from surgery was amazing. He was groggy and grumpy in the hospital, but as soon…
Cardio Catheterization
My anxiety is building a little. Stevie has a small procedure tomorrow called a cardio catheterization, which is sort of like an angiogram or angioplasty (which I didn’t know what that was until the doc explained it). Basically the cardiologist will make a small incision in the groin area and run a tube up through…
Surgery Date Set
Today we had our consultation with the amazing and brilliant and wonderful Dr. Wells, who performed the baby’s first heart surgery, and basically saved his life – not only from the heart condition, but also during the complications in surgery. He acted quickly and seeing him today reminded me how grateful I am for him.…