We're Going Home!!!

Well, it turns out that we needed to have a little bit more faith in our surgeon. He always double checks placement of the pacing wires so he wanted to take a look at them himself. With one little tug the pacing wires were out and they sent us home after Stockton was cleared through the ECHO team. Stockton has no more tricuspid regurgitation and they are very happy with his progress. We have a follow up appointment next week to remove his chest tube stitches. How wonderful that God blessed us in this way!

Pacing Wires

I knew this trip to the hospital was too good to be true when they told us we would go home today or tomorrow. Well, it looks like Stockton's body has thrown us a curve ball. Pacing wires are placed onto the heart during surgery and they come out through a tiny incision in the belly. After a few days they pull these wires out but Stockton has one wire that is stuck. Our nurses and doctors say that this happens but hardly ever. Of course Stockton has to fall into that category. I am not even surprised, more annoyed than anything. The surgeon has to weigh our two options now. 1. Leave the wire alone and just cut it so it is in the belly. 2. Put Stockton under anesthesia, re-open his wound and remove the wire. I hate when Stockton is put under anesthesia because it is not good for babies. It really makes me sick. Plus, that means more days in the hospital. Last night was a little rough for him because he pulled out his IV then the nurse tried twice to stick him and she failed. This morning he was woken up numerous times then he was poked twice in the foot and then the nurse drew blood from his hand. So frustrating! Keep him in your prayers. I am not sure how Stockton stays strong, I just feel so helpless.

Day 5

We were moved from the cardiac ICU to the normal cardiac floor. Stockton is doing wonderful so now it is just a waiting game. This past weekend was a holiday which basically means things run really slowly. They have Stockton scheduled for an echo tomorrow morning and they are also going to pull out his pacing wires. He is finally able to be held but we have to be very careful. He is so smiley. We have given him pain medication just twice in the last 24 hours. He is doing exceptional but we won't know what our going home goals are until tomorrow when the normal work week starts. Thanks for your prayers.