It's 10pm and she finally has arrived to the cardiac ICU. We saw her briefly going from the elevator to the ICU. The surgeon met with us and everything was a success. Unfortunately, her pulmonary valve was too narrow, it measured 4mm and should measure 12mm, so he had to cut it to prevent blockages. However, when you cut it, leakage occurs, so her heart still has to work harder than it should. This is not a problem now, but will probably require another surgery to replace the valve in 10-20 years. There is a possibility, that once the patch is removed, she won't need a valve replacement because of the way he preserved the leaflets of the valve. The goal is for the leaflets to grow and eventually prevent any leakage. Sorry this is probably like Greek to most, but will hopefully help someone.
Anyways, they will keep her asleep tonight and tomorrow will be another adventure.
Thank you so much for all the prayers.
Now jesus and I will try to get some sleep as we go share couch #3 in a room of couches. This should be interesting!
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