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He's done

The doctor just came in to let us know he was all done. He's fine and we should be able to see him in about 45 minutes.

Of course, as soon as the door opened and I saw a white coat, I went into cautious panic mode. Here's how the beginning of the conversation went:

Hi, I'm Dr. So and so, I did the procedure on your son, I'm sorry -

And I panicked for a few seconds until she finished up with - I wasn't there to meet you beforehand.

HELLO! You NEVER start a conversation like this with "I'm sorry..."!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sammy's cardiologist came in to talk to us, told us Sammy's a great candidate for the Fontan - his pressures are great, his ballooned aorta is one of the best developed ballooned aortas they've seen, everything looks fantastic. They did have to coil off one collateral artery off the aorta, so it's iffy as to whether or not we get to go home today. They're currently applying pressure to the entrypoints, and once he's all settled, we get to go be there when he wakes.

Phew. Step 4 out of 5 in this journey done - Norwood, pre-Glenn cath, Glenn, pre-Fontan cath. Now, one more step ahead of us and hopefully the last one for a very, very long time.

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YAY :) *love*

Posted by Aunty Max | February 7, 2008 11:35 AM

Awww I always knew he was a champ! Great news!!

Posted by Bev | February 7, 2008 12:02 PM

Woo hoo! Great news. Go Sammy Go!!!! (I think we watch too much Diego in our house!!)

Ali

Posted by Alicen | February 7, 2008 12:08 PM

WOOT! YAY! YEEHAW!

Oops, soory, I should keep the noise down in case Sammy's resting.

Quiet little dance while sitting here...
(hmm, darn, this chair is squeaky!)

Nerdy head bob thing so the chair won't squeak.

There!

Posted by Shannon | February 7, 2008 12:21 PM

I have been thinking of your family all night and day. I am very happy Sammy is doing well. Why do kids have to go through such things?!? I'm sure he'll be back to his old self very soon. Joy

Posted by Joy | February 7, 2008 12:30 PM

I am so happy to hear that the cath. is over and that the doctors are so positive! Great News!

Posted by Amy | February 7, 2008 12:35 PM

Fantastic news - we'll keep the positive thoughts going until he's awake and with you guys!

Posted by Splolly | February 7, 2008 12:46 PM

Yay, Sam! I've been waiting for updates all morning! :)

Posted by Wendy | February 7, 2008 12:47 PM

So glad to hear things went well! :)

Posted by geeky | February 7, 2008 1:36 PM

Hi, guys. My thoughts (all the way from Greece (I've been reading your posts since Sammy was born)) are with you. Hang in there. He's a little champ and he'll be just fine. I know it takes a lot of courage to go through all this (I have a nervous breakdown even when my little one gets a fever). Lots of kisses to that little wonder of yours. Hope you get home as soon as possible, ready for new moments of playful happiness.

Posted by Evi | February 7, 2008 1:37 PM

Congrats! Thanks so much for the update. Aside from the I'm sorry, that's some of the best news that you could have heard.

Posted by divrchk | February 7, 2008 1:38 PM

Yay! That's terrific news.

Posted by Susan | February 7, 2008 1:53 PM

WOO HOO!!!!!!!
Great news...... I am grinning ear to ear. I am so happy that everything has gone well.....

love to Sammy.~~
Drea

Posted by Drea | February 7, 2008 2:18 PM

Wonderful news!
thanks for the update...
peace,
kath

Posted by kath | February 7, 2008 2:43 PM

Yay! I'm so glad it's done. But my goodness, someone should tell that doctor you start conversations like this: "everything is fine, your son is fine," not with an "I'm sorry!" It's wonderful news that he's such a good candidate for the Fontan. Now it's just time for everyone to rest before you can go home!

Posted by Andrea | February 7, 2008 4:15 PM

Woo hoo!

Posted by Deb | February 7, 2008 4:38 PM

You guys need to teach Sammy how to do that "Duh, should've had a V8" forehead slap. The doc could have used one after his "sorry" delivery. The irony is it's probably something s/he says constantly in many benign situations, forgetting that in many cases it's one of the last words any patient or parent wants to hear uttered within those walls!

Posted by Shannon | February 8, 2008 6:35 AM
 

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