First Post-Op Follow Up with Cardiology

Colby's first follow up with Dr. Doyle went really well! His chest x-ray was clear, sats were 89-90%, blood pressure was good, EKG was "perfect," and his heart sounded just right. Jason and I were thrilled to hear this news!! It is amazing that only 2 weeks after open heart surgery, he is looking and feeling this great! He is an amazing little guy, and God is good!

Since Colby's chest x-ray was clear (no fluid around his lungs), Dr. Doyle decided to try taking him off one of his diuretics and reducing the amount of the other (Lasix). Instead of taking two diuretics twice a day, he will now only take one diuretic once a day. After the Fontan, kids tend to struggle with keeping fluid from building up around the lungs, so we will have to watch Colby closely for any signs of fluid (trouble breathing, not feeling well, etc) with this reduced intake of diuretics. Colby will have another chest x-ray and appointment with Dr. Doyle on May 10th to check his lungs and heart. We pray that he does well with the reduced amount of diuretics. He has not been happy having to wear a pull up again, but with all of the diuretics, he has not exactly been able to wear his underwear! I'm sure he will be happy to be potty trained again once he adjusts to this new dosage of Lasix and has to potty less!