Dad here updating everyone. Now remember, I've been up since 5 am and under just a little stress so I will try to have everything make sense!
Right after the surgery started they came out to tell us they were not going to do the Norwood procedure because the left side of the heart and the mitral valve (they think) are functional. The surgeon fixed the anatomy of the mitral valve and put a clamp on the pulmonary artery to limit some of the blood to the lungs to help cut down on pulmonary stress.
All this was an answer to our prayers. This surgery isn't as evasive as the Norwood and it gets us down the road of a normal functioning 4 chambered heart. If this surgery works we will monitor the heart and see how the mitral valve grows and functions. If everything goes as planned we will have another surgery in about 3 - 5 months to fix the holes in her heart. If the mitral valve is still suspect, then they will do another major surgery which is a derivation of the Norwood called the Glenn. In any case we are headed in the right direction.
So for now we are hoping for the best and just glad our little girl made it thru surgery. I will post a few pictures in a little while so everyone can see her right after her open heart surgery.
Keisa and I really appreciate all of your love and concern. We want you to know that we firmly believe our prayers have been answered and we were able to take the road that will be best for her and allow her the greatest chance to have a healthy and properly functioning heart. I really believe that a miracle has happened in our lives. In the course of a few days we went from a horrible end of life scenario where the mitral valve was not functional to now: a mitral valve that is functional. We have been truly blessed. Thank you so much to everyone for everything.
