Post-Surgery Update

M post-surgery,
on "blow by" O2

Matthew is doing well since his surgery ended Friday night. He was extubated yesterday afternoon and spent most of a day on "blow by" oxygen. This means there is a tube blowing oxygen into his face, rather than the nasal tube of direct oxygen.

However, he did end up needing to have the nasal tube, which you can see in the picture here of the first time Mom got to hold Matthew since before surgery. By all accounts he's doing really well and some staff have remarked "he could be out of here in a week!"

Finally holding Matthew!

Of course we know from his first surgery that hiccups do happen, so just like with all CHD babies, everyone is taking it one day at a time, always hoping for the best but trying to be ready for whatever may come.

Mimi will head home on Tuesday. Grandpa Hall returns Monday.

Surgery Updates

Will & Matthew, pre-op

Hi All,

Aunt Jen here. Mimi is in Boston with Will, Nikki and Matthew, so I will plan to update this post as I receive news. All times EDT:

Friday, May 13
2:30: Matthew is in pre-op. Will and Nikki are still with him at this time
4:30: Matthew's surgery begins
5:45: Matthew is on bypass
8:00: Surgery went well. Surgeons are wrapping up (closing, etc.), then Matthew will be moved out of OR and will have chest x-ray and other tests necessary after the procedure. Probably will be another hour or so before Will and Nikki can visit with him.
11:00: According to Dr. Baird, Matthew's left ventricle was better developed than they anticipated. They proceeded with the Glenn operation, but said there is hope for a future biventricular repair, which is outstanding news.

Matthew is recovering.

Saturday, May 14
9:00am: Matthew is doing pretty well. He is still intubated this morning, but has started breathing over the vent. The weaning process has begun and hopefully he will be extubated by this evening.
6:00pm: Matthew has been extubated and is doing well. He woke up this afternoon for the first time since surgery and he apparently protested rather loudly. The team gave him some meds to calm him and he's resting comfortably now. Now that he's waking up I have a feeling he'll have an update for himself soon... :)