Bilateral Bidirectional Glenn Shunt

Headed to Recovery

Dr. Christian just came out to talk to us. The surgery is complete, Colby is closed, and he is headed to the PCICU. We should be able to see him in another hour or so. We can't wait!!!!! Dr. Christian said there were no surprises...everything went as planned. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your prayers! Keep those prayers coming for a speedy recovery with limited "hiccups."

Off Bypass 2:30 PM

We just got another call from the OR. The nurse said they had just finished the repairs and Colby was able to come off the bypass machine. They were about to start closing him back up. Closing should take an hour to an hour and half. We hope to meet with the surgeon around 4:00 when everything is finished and he is off to recovery. We are truly blessed in so many ways. We can never say thank you enough for the supportive comments and endless prayers. Thank you. Stay tuned for more info after we meet w/ Dr. Christian.


Update 1:00 PM

They are still working on repairs. Colby is still on bypass but doing well. Dr. Christian expects to finish the repairs in the next hour or so. They will then do an echo to make sure everything looks good. If it does, they will start finishing up and will hopefully be able to close him. We should hear back from them again in about an hour to an hour and a half.

Update 11:30 AM

The nurse just called to let us know that they are now working on making the necessary repairs. Colby is still doing well. No surprises so far...thank goodness!!

Update 10:00 AM

We just got a call from the OR. The open heart procedure has begun. We should get updates every hour and a half to two hours. We will post updates as we get them.... Thank you so much for all the fb comments and words of encouragement. Most of all thank you for the many prayers.

Surgery Update 1

We arrived this morning at 6:15 for our 6:30 check-in. Colby was in good spirits, which really shouldn't surprise us! He was entertaining the nurses in the holding area by clapping, smiling, and dancing to his nursery rhymes toy. Jason and I are so lucky that he is such a happy baby. His enthusiasm definitely helped us to relax a little through this extremely stressful morning.

The anesthesiologists took him back around 8:15. They said it will take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete their part. The nurse will call us once they are done and the actual surgery begins. We will continue to update. Thank you all for your support and encouragement.