The Big Day

6pm We've been in the ICU for a little over an hour and things are going good. Sophie is still sleepy and on the respirator. They're letting her anesthesia wear off before the remove the breathing tube. It looks like her heart rhythm might be picking up a little, which is good. We probably won't hear from the surgeon until rounds tomorrow, but another cardiologist is here with her now.

It's been a long day. Sophie woke up at 1am last night perky and ready to play, so we let her and she was up til 3:30 am. But it was worth it. I think Stephanie is staying up here with her tonight. I'm about ready to go home & get some zzz's.

4pm She looks great! We got to peek at her as they wheeled her down to the ICU and she looked better than after her first surgery. They should have her stabilized in 45 mins to an hour and then we'll get to see her. Still waiting on the final report from the surgeon, but the staff said everything went very well.

3pm Sophie is off the bypass and her heart is working on its own! The cardiologist said the repairs and flow look good. The beat is a little erratic and she is needing help from the temporary pacemaker. But that is not unusual and should hopefully settle down over the next few days. They also said the repair she had in January still looks good. So everything is going well. They said about another hour to finish up.

1pm She's been on bypass for 1.5 hours and everything's fine.

11:20 okay, we just talked to the surgeon, Sophie is prepped, and they are about to get started. He said about 4 hours and we should get hourly updates.

9:10 Well, we've been waiting for over two hours now. Sophie is napping and we thought they would come to take her back 30 minutes ago. They say an hour for anesthesiology & prep, then 2-3 hours for the procedure.