Liliana's valve repair surgery went much quicker than expected. The surgeon was able to repair her mitral valve using a piece of her pericardium. He said that some of his original repair on the valve had blown out but he is very confident that this new repair will hold. He diagrammed exactly how he repaired it and said he nearly "jumped for joy" with the results. She does still have a mild leak but he said that he could barely hear it. He also repaired a tiny shunt from the previous repair.We are really hoping that a third time is a charm for Lily and that she can recover and finally come home. After reading some other stories, however, I realize that our 6+ week hospital stay is still on the short side compared to some other families. Kim told the surgeon that this was a great Christmas gift.
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I prayed for Lily this morning! I'm so thankful to hear that the surgery went so well. What a great Christmas gift!
Our little Lily had an appointment with the cardiologist this morning. She's doing so well that she doesn't have to go back for 6 months!!! I hope that Liliana will soon be where our Lily is!
That is great news to hear that she had positive results from the surgery. We will just keep praying that she gets stronger where she can come home.
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