As many of you know, our second surgery is finished. Macy was a rockstar! We experienced a first today. Out of all of the surgeries we have had, we have never been inpatient and had them take her to the OR from her ICU room. Today they did. It was odd for me and Jeremy to watch them wheel her away for a major surgery and the stay in the room. It was a long wait in an empty room where her bed once stood.
So they removed the staples that were holding her skin on her incision, and did some imaging. They were beyond amazed when they noticed that the shunt (wrong pathway) had almost closed on its own. So they completely occluded it with a band, and her pressures barely changed. This is exactly what they wanted. She had blood flowing through her actual portal vein, and had great blood flow in the liver. They were beyond excited. So they completely cut and removed the shunt. It is gone! Her blood is now flowing where it should be.
Again, this is a big adjustment for her body. In order to keep her cozy and watch her closely we are back in the ICU, and she still is breathing with a ventilator and on multiple pain meds. They will most likely start weaning her vent down tomorrow, and we can get that stinking tube out of her throat.
They still have to monitor many different things with her such as specific blood numbers, as well as her belly fluid. We are so proud of our girl, and I have never in my life seen someone with so much courage, strength, and determination! Keep the prayers coming, we still have a very long road to recovery.
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