We thought we were on for a February 15th or 16th surgery. We were planning on meeting the surgeon on the 7th to discuss the surgery but he called on the 6th to tell us he wasn't comfortable doing the surgery. He explained that the repair was an easy one; he wasn't worried about that. "There is nothing like a heart surgery to really test the lungs!" and Caroline's lungs have already been through a lot. He wanted her to be in a bigger hospital for her recovery.
Jesse and I both felt like the wind had been taken out of us. It was a strange feeling. Of course we wanted her to be where she would get the best care but hearing that a surgeon was concerned about her recovery was very unsettling. On top of that, we have now been told from 3 cardiologist that she needs to have her heart repaired as soon as possible and the surgeon said that this change could add one to three weeks to her surgery date.
We have been working closely with our normal cardiologist to get things moving in a timely manner but when we hadn't heard from the new Dallas surgeon by Friday, Jesse started making calls. The new plan is to have the surgery in Dallas on March 8th. As long as Caroline stays health, that plan shouldn't change.
We are having issues with her feeding again. The doctors feel confident that it is acid reflux and have changed her medicine. She just started the new dose yesterday and has already done a little bit better.
Praying for an uneventful three weeks!
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praying with you.
I am sure you are ready to get this behind you - however, we know that God's timing is perfect. Praying for you on this Valentine's day - Caroline's heart was made by God and HE knows when and who should fix it. LOVE YOU BUNCHES -
Uncle Jon and Aunt Sandi
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