Usually I post my updates at night after we get home from Primary Childrens but today I found out about a cool parent resource center here. They have computers and such so I am able to post an update early.
When we got here today we talked to the doctor and found out the plan for our little Lynnlee. She definitely needs surgery on her pulmonary artery because it's too big and making her heart and lungs work too hard. They have scheduled the surgery for Monday.
They have to wait until Monday because there is some concern about her bowels. Some of the organs in her body don't get the blood supply they need because of her heart condition. Her bowels are one of the organs that have not been getting enough blood supply. That's why she was spitting up so much because her bowels weren't digesting the milk properly. She won't be drinking anything for the next 48 hours so her bowels can rest. Hopefully they won't be damaged through all of this and will be able to work after that.
We are hoping that she can come off the ventilator today. They are in the process of getting her to breathe on her own right now. Let's hope by the end of the day she is breathing on her own!
We haven't posted any new pictures in the last few days. She was a little jaundice and so she has been under lights to lower her bilirubin level. The good news is that her bilirubin level is starting to decrease so hopefully this is the last day she has to be under the lights.
Looks like she will be in the hospital for at least another 2 weeks. The good news is that the surgery is minor and won't be open heart surgery which will mean a quicker recovery!
