Recovery

So far, everything has gone about as well as could be expected. We
are very pleased, hopeful, and tired. Sophie is in the peds ICU for
2-3 days of recovery following surgery, then will return to the nicu.

The procedure went just as the surgeon said it would. He repaired the
coarctation (restriction blocking flow to the lower body), fixed a
narrowing in the mid-arch, and removed the ductus that they had been
using to bypass the restriction.

He and the cardio doc think they will have to go back in later to fix
the vsd (hole between chambers) and maybe readdress the mid arch. But
this can easily change again. There is a whole new system at work now
and they have to observe and see how the repaired parts work as one.
They already did another cardiogram and said things are looking good.

Sophie is sedated, still on a respirator, and has a lot of tubes and
wires attached to her. But they will start waking her up tonight and
she should be breathing on her own by tomorrow. Then they'll remove
all that other stuff.

From there back to the nicu because of her small size and theyll want
her to get bigger.

It's been a long day. Knowing there are people who support and care
about us has made it easier to handle.

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