First we have to thank all of you have been praying for us... Our prayers have been answered much quicker than anticipated and in many ways! Richard was out of surgery around 10:45 PM on May 3rd. Dr. Bailey came to see us and told us that the new heart looks good, strong and it is young. The new heart is currently beating and keeping him alive! No more Heartmate II - although we were very happy to have this piece of equipment to keep him alive until this point!
We just got done visiting him for a few minutes to see that he is alive and breathing. He will be heavily sedated for a day or two. Hopefully tomorrow afternoon, they will be able to close up his chest. We are waiting for the bleeding to settle down and get under control - this is part of the normal process...
So here are the things that we are praying for now: bleeding to stop and able to close him up tomorrow, speedy healing, and no long term issues with diabetes. Short term is expected due to the high dosage of strong meds. Keep those prayers coming...
Good night.. hoping to get a few hours, so no reporting tomorrow until the afternoon.
Peace be with you..
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Families are still praying for you all!! :)
ReplyDeleteGod be praised!!