I decided to go for a walk and get out of the hospital for a bit. I have no idea where anything is, all I know is I'm on the U of A campus. So I just walked, hoping it would be easy to find my way back. After a few blocks, I noticed a building with stained glass windows - it turned out to be St. Joseph's college, so I went inside, found the chapel and spent some time with the Big Guy. Very nice surprise to be able to spend time in front of the Blessed Sacrament while Shawna was in surgery.
A couple loud cracks of thunder got my attention and I thought I had better get back to the hospital before it started to rain.
About three and a half hours after being wheeled into the OR (~ 11:10 am) Dr. Ross came out and said everything went very well. They were able to move and reattach the artery, and blood flow was normal in the artery. He mentioned Shawna's heart is slightly enlarged, but that will correct itself now that she has had surgery to correct the artery position.
After a couple hours I was able to go and see her while she was being warmed up (they lower the body temp to about 25 C for surgery, so they have a little air mattress over her that has warm air pumped into it to warm her back up). She started to regain consciousness and desperately wanted the breathing tube out, but she had to wait. It's quiet time at the cardiac ICU unit right now, so I'm back in Sherwood Park. I'll get back to the hospital later.
Well, part one is done, now it's recovery. Dr. Ross figures she should be able to come home in 4-5 days - hopefully he's right. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers! Keep them coming please!
9 comments:
We are so glad that the surgery went well. We will continue to talk to the big man upstairs for a swift recovery.
So good to here of the success of the surgery. Our thoughts & prayers are with you still for rapid recovery. Leana
Whew~Praise God!! We are thrilled with the good news! Our prayers will continue to be with you all for Shawna's swift and healthy recovery! And a very Happy Birthday to dear, sweet Jacob on his 2nd birthday! Jamie says Jacob can play with his firetruck all by himself for a WHOLE minute to celebrate the momentous occasion :)
I'm so glad things went well. Thanks for taking the time to fill us all in! I was sad not to have seen Shawna before her surgery, but our thoughts are with you all. Take care of each other, we look forward to more news and eventually seeing you both! Lots of love from the Hewitt's.
Glad to hear things went well. Thanks for the update. We are praying for you guys.
SO relieved to hear that things are going well, thank God! I've spread the word to friends and family and we're all praying for you. Keep the updates coming! Love, Pegeen
We are so glad to hear everything went well. We are passing all the good news on to family and friends. Look forward to hearing more from you and seeing you soon.
Love from the Gauchers
Glad to hear things are going well so far. You both are in our prayers, and we look forward to seeing you back in church in a short time! Take care you guys.
It's wonderful to hear that the surgery went so smoothly and that Shawna is doing well... up and around already! We will continue to pray for a speedy and peaceful recovery. Sending many prayers your way. The McKays
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