I am in awe at how this day has turned out!! I didn't get much sleep last night, for obvious reasons plus we had a nice thunder boomer around 245a-300a, so I maybe got three hours of sleep. The 3:15a alarm wasn't too welcoming but I had to get up and get ready for the day.
David and I headed out about 430a so we could stop by Wally World to pick up a few things I would need for the hospital stay. We got to Children's Hospital around 5:45a and sat in the dark waiting room of the cardiac floor. Promptly at 6:00a the paperwork lady signed on and I got busy filling out more paperwork.
Not long after, they called us back to the pre-surgery room and we got her dressed in her little hospital gown and waited. Lots of medical staff came and talked to us about what to expect and so on. Our pastor, Jason, and the hospital staff person from my moms church, Mr. Drew, came to pray over Marlee and us. It was such a sweet prayer time. I was nervous about the surgery but it was almost like a peaceful nervous, if that makes sense. Then it was time.....7:15a.
David and I gave her lots of kisses and then the anesthesiologist took her from me. I started to cry and kept praying in my mind for God to please protect her. We went back out to the waiting area where Jason and Mr. Drew were sitting. We chatted for a while and then around 8:00a the receptionists informed us that they had started the procedure. More tears and prayers.
Before we knew it, we were being asked to go into the consultation room to hear from the dr. He came in and told us that the surgery went well and she was doing well. He had told me the day before at the pre-op exam that in all his years of doing this type of surgery, he had only seen a few vascular rings like Marlee's.
It seemed like forever before we got to see her in the CVICU. When we walked in she was awake but groggy. Bless her heart! Of course, I got teary eyed! I had to know she was ok and she was!
The nurses and nurse practitioners were amazed that she came out of the operating room with NO breathing tube! They all said it was rare for that to happen. She also was able to take a bottle and tolerated that. She had a chest tube in for drainage and thank the Lord, she did not have much at all! Everyone that we talked to today was amazed at how well she was doing. She did so well that they decided to move her into the step down unit! They said that was almost never done within the same day! The Lord heard EVERYONE'S prayers and I just want to say thank you to each of you who lifted us all and especially Marlee up in prayer!
We love you!!
Love,
~A
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