Today Sophie was to have her ASD closure performed at Mercy St. Vincent's in Toledo. We arrived at 6 am and at 7:30 we were taken down tot he cath lab.
The ride was all to familiar. I was on the bed with Sophie and heading down the ramp we put our hands in the air like we were riding the roller coasters at Cedar Point. Something we did last year as well. We try to make the best of these situations.
At 8 am Dr. Butto arrived and Sophie had fallen asleep in my arms. My baby girl didn't even cry for food today. He said he was going to go in, do his best, and he would see us when he was finished.
Around 9 a nurse came out and told us that he gained access in through her veins through her legs.
Around 10 she came back out and said that Dr. Butto was taking measurements.
About 10:30 she came out again and said he was attempting to put the device in place.
Not much after 11 she came to get us saying he was finished and that he would talk with us now. We headed back to the lab. We were excited because we really thought that the surgery went so well, no hiccups, and he finished in just over 3 hours.
We go in to the lab and Dr. Butto has a smile on his face. This smile I believe is permanent. It is there with good news and bad. The next thing he said....the hole was too big and he couldn't do it.
Sophie is now going to be having open heart surgery at U of M. We aren't sure when this is going to take place, but it will be soon. The pressure in her lungs is between 60 - 70 and her first surgery, it was around 40 and he thought that was high.
In recovery Sophie didn't wake up too well from the anesthesia. She was really groggy, in pain it seemed, and just not waking up normally. The doctor ordered Morphine. So, Sophie slept and slept and slept. When she finally started to wake up around 3:30 we tried to give her pedalyte, formula and she didn't want any of it. Then she took about 1 ounce of apple juice.
Sophie was still not awake and the really needed her to eat more. Because she wasn't eating they gave Sophie fluids through her iv.
At 6:30 they said as long as we were comfortable we could take her home but that if we weren't they would keep her. By 7 we were out of there.
We have been home about an hour and she has taken 3 ounces of formula. Yay Soph!
I will keep you posted as we take this journey, together!
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