Post-Op Day 1

Today, is Baby's first day post-op. She is in stable condition. Her stats are consistently in the 80's. She had an Echo-cardiogram today and her left ventricle is functioning well. In my very basic, non-medical understanding, baby's left ventricle needs to get used to the higher pressure that it is needed for it to pump blood to her body (it currently pumps to her lungs.) Well, the LV is doing much better than the doctors anticipated. They are VERY PLEASED! YEAH! If she keeps doing this well, her ventricle switching surgery could be in just 2-3 weeks.

NiNi's chest is still swollen, as expected. If the swelling goes down, they hope to close her chest on Friday. Her incision is straight down her chest, a keyhole shape, approximately 5" long.
NiNi's coloring is much better now too. She is much pinker, even in her nail beds. Even under sedation, when she heard Bonnie's voice she opened her eyes and turned that direction. Too sweet! Until her chest is closed, though, Bonnie has to limit her visits and can't hold her. They need to be careful these first few days post-op while the chest is still open. Once it's closed, though, someone will get to stay with NiNi 24-7. Bonnie says she misses holding NiNi since that is what she and her mom did almost the entire time in China. (Baby could oxygenate better when upright.)

Bonnie thanks everyone for their continued prayers and support. It clearly is working! I posted another post earlier today. If you haven't read that one yet, be sure to scroll down and see the new picture....Thanks for visiting..Gina