Thursday, September 1, 2011

Cath update

A quick update on Lucy's cath. Things went really well. They were able to get her left pulmonary artery open with a balloon instead of using a stent like they were expecting. This was really good news because the stent may have been damaging to her already crappy lungs. Some of the bad news is that Lucy's left diaphragm isn't functioning which may need to be corrected with surgery later on. We're hopeful we won't need to do anything. We were also told that her right collateral artery is providing significant blood flow to her lung and he believes it's in Lucy's best interest to reoperate to get it. We were a little confused because the cardio thorasic surgeon told us he wasn't sure about the surgery. The cardiologist recommended we get a second opinion from one of the leading surgeons in the country. So we're planning to sending Lucy's records to Stanford where there is a surgeon who has made cases like Lucy's his whole profession. I've heard only good things about this guy. So that's where we stand now. We're finally working on getting Lucy home and healed up to get her prepared for another open heart probably in the next year. They showed us images from today's cath and it's amazing how much blood flow they diverted.
Lucy amazes me. We were able to walk her down to the OR where we dropped her off. She got teary eyed and waved goodbye before we ever said anything to her. She just knows. This girl goes through so much crap and somehow still loves us and still trusts us.

5 comments:

Christin Foscarini said...

What a sweetie!! I would have cried! Love you guys and glad you guys finally got some good new.

Macie said...

I'm so glad things went well. Lucy (and you guys) has been through so much. I really want her to get better and come home to be with her siblings!

Anaise said...

Hooray for good news! Here's hoping the expert at Stanford is inspired to know just what your girl needs.

The Infernal Knight said...
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Maggy said...

of course she still loves and trusts you, you're her parents! You'll always have a special bond because of all this "crap", she'll know who was always by her side. Her family. <3's

Maggy