Wednesday, October 17, 2007
GREAT NEWS!! (for a change haha) Current mood: chipper
Hey everyone. We found out at 0830 this morning that Macy Jane was going to the OR at 9am to have the shunt that was placed in her heart during the first surgery narrowed because too much blood flow was going to her lungs.
The doctors have been trying for weeks to convince Dr. Hanley that the shunt needed to be made smaller, but he wanted them to manage it medically. They tried and it didn't work, so in cath conference this morning it was decided that she would go to the OR first thing this am.
Well, the physicians assistant told Steve that our countdown to the final repair would be 3-6 months from TODAY's surgery. Grrrrr 6 more months out here at least.
However, the physician's assistant just came out to tell us that she had some good news. They are DOING MACY'S FULL REPAIR!!!!!!! Once he opened her chest and clipped the shunt size the pulmonary pressures went dramatically down and Dr. Hanley felt that now was the time to do the full repair!!!!!! When she told me that I said "Are you SERIOUS?!!" I am in shock, but I am SO thanking the Lord that everything is going along just fine. We were not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but now we are! Thank the Lord.
This means that when she recovers from this surgery, we should be able to take our little miracle home with us! HOME! Wow. I have forgotten what that is
Please keep praying, MJ has at least 4 more hours in surgery and she has to go on the bypass machine and her heart stopped, but God has brought us this far, He will see us through in His timing. It has been so hard waiting on the Lord, but it is SO worth it to see everything coming together.
Thanks for praying, it means everything.
Much Love
Bethany