When I arrived at the hospital this morning, they were just taking Liliana's chest tubes out and she was not a happy camper. Her sedation took a little while to kick in but she is now sleeping soundly. This repair really seems to have done the trick and we are just hoping and praying that it holds together this time.Lily's cardiologist stopped in last night and said that not only is her heart function good but that it is actually better than normal. I seem to recall one of the surgeon's mentioning this before surgery that since her heart had to work so hard for so long, it actually became stronger than average. Both her respiratory and heart rate are the lowest I've seen during her hospitalization. The resident also stopped in this morning and said she had a really good night.
The cardiologist also mentioned that Lily is definitely a rare case. Her surgeon is head of the department and has done well over 1000 heart surgeries of which about 10% were AV canal defect. Lily is the first patient that he has had that required 3 surgeries in one visit to the hospital. We are just thankful that the third time seems to be a charm. Lily won't be home for Christmas but we are definitely looking forward to Happy New Year.
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That sounds like a great Christmas gift to all. I'm glad to hear that she is doing well and recovering. It is always good when the tubes begin to come out.
Yea Lily!!! We were hoping that we would be hearing some good news soon! You get better soon so you can be home with mommy and daddy!
Our little Lily says to tell your Lily "Welcome to the Fixed Heart Club!!!" :)
We hope you have a blessed Christmas!!!
Mark and Cathy
Excellent news!!! Yeah Lily!
That's wonderful that they've already taken out the chest tubes.
Ah, I can not wait to hear that you are all home together. Hang in there.
((Hugs))
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