Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Surgery Successful...

We were with Vincent most of the night and his stats weren't looking very good. As tough as it was to leave him, we thought we should try and get some rest. We came by first thing this morning and were surprised to find that his stats were looking much better. His blood pressure was a little low but they felt that this was their best opportunity to do the repair surgery.

They started at about 10:30 a.m. and were done by Noon. Dr. Lee came in after the surgery to let us know that everything went well. He said, as he suspected, the hole was fairly large...there was only a sliver of a diaphragm there. He also said he could see that the balloon did have some effect on the lungs...they seemed to have grown a bit as a result. To repair the diaphragm they stitched a gortex patch over the hole. Their hope is that the muscle will grow over the patch and reinforce the barrier between the abdomen and the chest cavity.

The next 48 hours are crucial. The doctor said there will be lots of ups and downs...that he will get worse before he gets better. They had to up his ventilator to the maximum settings and his blood pressure is still very low. They don't want us to touch him right now but we've been talking to him a lot. He's our little fighter...we keep telling him to stay strong and to fight his way out of this.

13 comments:

  1. We are with you in spirit and pulling for Vincent with all our might. Hang in there!

    Diane, Nikki & Furkids

    ReplyDelete
  2. So glad surgery went well!!! We are praying he continues to get better! Stay strong and positive!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thank you for the update. I have been praying all day and thinking of you guys and Vincent non-stop. I am so happy that the surgery went well. I hope there are more ups than downs over the next 48 hours.
    Lots of love, Amanda

    ReplyDelete
  4. Whew....glad surgery is over! Wishing Vincent an uneventful post-op recovery!
    Love and Prayers!
    Sheryl

    ReplyDelete
  5. Glad surgery went well. Hoping this is all he needs now and all goes well from here what with a bit of time for rest and recovery in btw.

    ReplyDelete
  6. So glad surgery went well... Praying for a speedy recovery.

    Dai

    ReplyDelete
  7. So happy to hear that it all went well. I kept checking your blog to see if there were any updates. Welcome Vincent to the patch world....Alina has one too :0).Now it's time for recovery and then you're off home to your mummy and daddy.
    We are praying for Vincent that he remains stable and improves during the next few days. He is one super strong little boy.
    Hugs from the UK.

    ReplyDelete
  8. so glad to hear surgery went well, hoping little vincent has a quick recovery xx

    ReplyDelete
  9. I'm so happy to hear the repair surgery went well. I'm praying for an uneventful 48 hours and continued rest for a quick recovery! Jaxson's hole was rather large too and he has a gortex patch as well! Thanks for the updates!

    Sincerely,
    Sarah

    ReplyDelete
  10. Glad to hear his surgery went well. We had downs with Nayeli the first two days after her surgery. Stay strong and keep talking to Vincent. He is a Warrior!

    ReplyDelete
  11. So relieved to hear that the surgery was a success. Will keep thinking positive thoughts.
    Love you guys, Erica

    ReplyDelete
  12. Glad to hear the surgery went well! Fight Vincent fight!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Good to hear he is suprising you both. It sounds like Vincent is a fighter and he is surrounded by lots of love. Many good thoughts and hugs to you both.
    Maya

    ReplyDelete