We are absolutely THRILLED to announce that the coarctation surgery is behind us and Liam did beautifully!! Many, many, many thanks and praises to God for bringing him safely this far!!!!
Liam went down to the OR right on time at 7 this morning, and at 8:20 they called to say they had started the surgery itself (it takes a long time to get cardiac babies hooked up to all the lines and under anesthesia). At about 9:20, we got the call that the surgery was over and Dr. Bischell was closing and would be out in a minute to talk to us. He came out a little while later and said he was able to go in from the left and it all worked out as planned. Liam didn't even need a transfusion during the surgery! Dr. Bischell is hopeful that maybe we can remove Liam from the ventilator late this afternoon and possibly get him started on breast milk by mouth (but from a tube or bottle) yet tonight. He was back in PCCU about an hour later, and we were able to get in to see him around 11:30. He has tubes coming out of every hole in his body except his eyes and ears, so he's pretty pitiful to look at right now, but he is stable and doing well. His nurse rarely leaves her computer monitor and just looks from him to the screens and back to her monitor, but she has been very helpful to us in terms of answering questions.
It's now 2:30, and he continues to be stable. He hasn't opened his beautiful blue eyes yet, and at the moment they are trying to increase his blood pressure a little. He has started to swell a bit. All of this is very normal for a post-cardiac surgery newborn. Oh, and we did find out they had to give him a little blood while he was in the recovery room, but he didn't have a complete transfusion. Again, very normal.
So for now, we continue to watch and wait! Momma, Daddy, and Jami are all hanging in there and doing well. Please continue to pray!!! We aren't through the woods yet, but things continue to progress normally. The next big goal is to get him off the ventilator. Because being on the vent brings its own risks, we will all breath a HUGE sigh of relief when that is gone.
In Christ,
Bill and Lisa
P.S. Heather was kind enough to drive to Vandy yesterday and shoot some more pictures of Liam and his Momma--scroll down to see them!
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7 comments:
Keep the good news coming!! Liam is just beautiful and the pics of him and Lisa together take my breath away....brings back so many memories.
Bill & Lisa,
Great news. We are so glad to get the news of the succesful surgery.
God is So GREAT.
Love you all,
Reed & Tricia
So glad things went well! Thank you, God! I know how very hard it is to leave the hospital and not have your sweet baby in your arms, so my thoughts and prayers are with you as you deal with that aspect, as well. Many prayers...Kelly
Oh, the new pictures are precious. Thanks so much for taking the time to call today. He looks so tolerant of all this commotion. I hope God gives you both a good night's rest and an even better tomorrow.
Karen
Lisa & Bill and Family,
All the surrogate grandmothers here at the office are so happy and thankful to God for his blessings bestowed on Liam. We continue to pray for all of you, especially little Liam. He's just beautiful!
Virginia
Way to go Liam!!! We are praying for his recovery and for his parents strength!
This news brought tears to my eyes... thank you so much for the updates. I'm so glad everyone is doing so well. Candace Brown :)
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