The doctor just came out and talked to me. He said that she did very well in the surgery. There were no complications, and no blood loss. She tolerated the anesthesia well and they are going to try to extubate her now. I won't be able to see her in the PICU for about another half hour, so I won't know if the extubation was sucessful until then. If her recovery goes smoothly, she'll be in the PICU for 2-3 days, on the floor for a day or two and then back to South Davis. Hopefully she'll be back at South Davis by this weekend! I will update more in a few hours, once I've been able to see her.
Thanks for all the prayers!
Hollie
My cute little Elaina Bug
Grandpa's favorite smile!
Ben and Elaina, my luverbugs
Someone loves her big brother!
5 Days Old
Mom's First Kiss
Di George Syndrome Families
About Us
- Hollie
- North Salt Lake, UT, United States
- I am the lucky mother of two extra-ordinary children. My oldest is Ben. He is 10 years old and has more energy than even he knows what to do with. He is in 4th grade and is growing faster than I can keep up with him. My baby is Elaina. She was born in January of 2008. Elaina was born with some serious health problems. She has a Complex Congenital Heart Defect that includes: Pulmonary Atresia with an intact Ventricular Septum, right aortic arch, a leaky tri-cuspid valve and a large sinusoidal connection between her right ventricle and left coronary artery. She also has a chromosomal disorder called DiGeorge Syndrome or 22q11 deletion. In plain English, she was born with a rare but serious heart defect, as well as some other challenges. She had a bi-directional Glenn done in June of 2008. She is fed by g-tube, and continues to grow and amaze the doctors with her strength. She spent 18 months inpatient at South Davis Community Hospital after her Glenn procedure. She finally came home in April of 2010 and is thriving! She's in pre-school and loving life! Oh the adventures we have!!!!!
Family Photo
Mother's Day at home
Ben
1st Day at Tae Kwon Do
Elaina 4 months old
May 11 2008 - 1st Mother's Day
3 comments:
Thanks for the update; will be checking back! Glad to hear everything went so well. You are in my heart today. <3
Have you seen Jason and Deanna? Gracie had her second heart surgery today. She will be in the PICU too!
Are you at Primarys again? I didn't know she was going to have surgery!
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