Cannon's surgery 10-19-2012
Dr. A. Kaza is the surgeon. The medical staff is amazing here.
8:45am The nurse just called and said that the Operation is going well They put in a pick line on his foot and that they have his chest open the next Step to hook up the heart-lung machine to continue the operation But everything is going well.
9:45 am the nurse called and said they have him on the heart and lung bypass machine Everything is still going well have his heart open and resealing the hole From the first operation. Balloon atrial septostomy. Brandon is pacing back and forth.
11:45 am the nurse called and said they Have his arteries switched he's doing very well they are taking him off the Heart and lung machine's heart and lungs are working on their own they have good blood flow through the veins all they have left do is some reconstruction work and take a picture of the heart to check for Leaking
12:15 pm dr. sue called and said they did the scope and took the picture. Everything looks perfect. Everything is sealed up. and then the next step is to close the chest and finish the operation Then off to the PICU For Recovery
1:33pm dr. Kaza came up to us and took buddy, and both dad's in another room. He said everything went perfect. The surgery went well. All the reconstruction went well. We are still wanting to watch him pretty close for the next few days. No surprises though. No bleeding. They think they should be able to close his chest on Sunday. Eco cardio gram showed that all the valves, and chambers and arteries are working normally with the blood flow in the right place. The heart is beating on its own with no assistance. He is on a respirator for now. His chest is open. He will have chest tubes, lines to his heart for a pacemaker... But not turned on because his heart is beating on its own.
Sedated state, but bring him out enough to make sure arms and legs are moving and then re-sedate him.
Daddy and mommy are now breathing.
2:15pm we get to go see Cannon in the PICU. He looks great. Lots of tubes and bandages, but looks great!
Pictures will be posted soon
Pictures will be posted soon
3 comments:
Thanks for the link to your blog and for all the updates! I'm so glad everything went so well! I can't even imagine what you've been going through and after just losing your mom. My heart goes out to you and I've been thinking about you and praying for you all day! We will continue to pray for his recovery and yours! Lots of love to you all!
Dana Wilde
so happy all is looking good. You are blessed
Iam so happy for you both that his surgery went so smoothly. It brings me to tears... I love Dr Kaza. He is a God fearing man and treats these kids like his own. He was our surgeon for both my sons open heart surgeries. And Dr Su is also our cardiologist. He is so caring, kind, patient, and practical. Cannon is in good hands!! Before you know it he will be off the vent, losing all the drains, lines and sedation. And you will be able to hold him and bond. I pray Janelle will be able to get there soon. If no one has mentioned this yet I want to tell you. This was our lifesaver. I'd you have a camp trailer or know someone with one you can use. They have trailer.spots in the parking lot with power. And it's all free! We parked ours there and I love loved being able to be right there all the time. Hugs and prayers!
Tammy Hopkins
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