Today was a good day. Surgery is over. Dr. Flake came out to let us know that everything went really well. Annelise held stable throughout the entire surgery. They were able to move her stomach and intestines into her abdomen (where they belong). They were also able to repair the hole in her diaphragm. He said it was a good size hole, so they sewed a Gore-tex patch to the muscle that was there to close it. The muscle around the patch should grow as her body grows. He also said that her left lung looks good. He said it's about 2/3 the size of a normal lung - a VERY good thing. With severe CDH cases, he said that left lungs are usualy 1/4 to 1/3 the size of a normal lung. So..WE'RE NOT A SEVERE CASE! :-) (my interpretation of his comments!)
There were tears of joy all around the waiting room - it was Matt, Mom Mom, Oma, Pop & I here all day waiting for the surgery to finish. It was so nice to have the grandparents' support.
Matt & I went to see her just before we left and they have the blue light on her - she's got a touch of jaundice and looks like a little alien baby with her black goggles on. Other than that, she's doing as well as she was prior to the surgery! SUCCESS! Today was a good day!
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