Ethan is out of his second open heart surgery. This one was much shorter but it did still involve putting him on bypass and all that. Basically, Dr. Fraser couldn't save the pulmonary valve he built in the first surgery. He said its too bad because it was still in great shape. But it had to be removed with the muscle they had to remove. We knew this was a possibility going into surgery and that there was a chance he would have to put in some sort of implant. We wanted to avoid the implanted valve because they don't grow with Ethan and it would need to be replaced in a couple years. But Ethan's anatomy is such that he can hopefully do well with no valve at all. The valve that was built for him in the first surgery was really only supposed to last about 6 weeks anyway. Sooooooo he has no valve. I wish I could explain further why this is but I can't begin to explain it correctly.
So for now, he is back in the CVICU and is stable. He is still intubated and very sedated but to me he looks great. We are back in the same room we were in after his first surgery. We are a little superstitious because it seems that all his issues started when we moved to the other ICU room. So we have requested NOT to be moved to room 5 this time. : ) - And yes, they looked at us like we were crazy.
Thank you God for holding little Eef in your hands. - h
"And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them." Mark 10:16
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