We arrived very early this morning to allow us to spend as much time with Kinley as possible before surgery. Gayla and Connie gave us an update on everything we missed. To allow the surgeons as much room as possible they must take away Kinley's heater, but don't worry because Kinley has a different type of heater now. For surgery, Kinley will be laying on a heated air mattress that will help to keep her body temp up. Kinely also received the open lung tool treatment again and her oxygen saturation is looking much better than yesterday. Her BP is much better also, but that is mainly due to an increase in hydralazine doses. Seeing Kinley's BP down and oxygen saturation up immediately raised our spirits.
After shift change Jackie and Sarah begin to get Kinley prepared for surgery. Setting up all of her pumps and drips and everything else they might need during surgery.
Dr. S and the surgery team arrive at 10:00 am. Dr. S speaks with us briefly about the procedure before we have to leave the room. We kiss Kinley goodbye, wish her good luck and head to the PCU room that the NICU has set aside for us to use during Kinley's surgery. Both Kathy's family and my family are here for support. Now all we have to do is wait.
Here are some pics to enjoy while we all wait.
Kinley got a new bow so she can look pretty for surgery
The Melcher Family
Resting up.
Another look at my pretty new bow
2 comments:
Lots of Prayers coming your way today!!
My prayers are with you.
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