Surgery Today

Lynnlee is going through her first surgery today. It was originally scheduled for Monday, but because she is doing so well, the Doctors and Surgeons decided to bump it up to today. Which means we should be able to get her home a few days earlier now!

The procedure they are doing today is banding the pulmonary artery as depicted in the image and description below.

Pulmonary Artery Band
Doctors place a band around the Pulmonary Artery to restrict the blood flow going to the lungs called a Pulmonary Artery Band. This limits the amount of blood sent to the lungs making it less congested. http://www.childrensheartinstitute.org/educate/defects/atriovn2.htm

Just in review for everyone, this procedure is in preparation for other surgeries that Lynnlee will need in upcoming months and years because of her Tricuspid Atresia. A good site that I have found to explain this condition and processes is found here: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1310

Again we would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support, and we'd like to thank all the nurses and Doctors too, with the combination of the two our little Lynnlee is being well watched over.