Annual cath

Mariska just had her annual cath this morning. She was super brave even a little excited. She likes to ask if they have any stuffed animals or blankets (she likes to feel spoiled when she leaves. Thanks to everyone who does donations!

She did well in surgery and Is recovering nicely. Her throat hurts a little, totally normal. She picked banana as her mask smell. Said she wouldn't do it again.  What's your kids favorite.   Her Pressures (13) are up from the last cath (9), but lower then the one before(18). Little on the high but normal side.

Should hear back from pathology later today what her biopsy sample shows.

She can leave at 4:30 has to stay flat for 5 hours. Can't move for the first one. She's doing great. I'll post again with results.

Pictures. Her old heart and the first day in recovery.

Misky and daddy Sunday morning. =) Just walked into the hospital.

Waiting room. Misky is all checked into the PICU and in the OR. My grandparents had there 60th anniversary on saturday.   

There it is. It should be the size of a golf ball and it the size baseball so enlarged rubbery and flabby. Should be a harder and structed. Its the size of an adult heart. Its stringy inside. Amazing thats whats been keeping her alive

All the burned spots are from all the collaterals.  You can see inside her heart better now. Above the hole theres two smaller holes. The one on the right is the Atrium, the one on the left thats Teeny Tiny! is her Aorta. Should be the size of a pencil but is the size of a noodle.

Matt, anesthesiologist Said when they saw her heart it looked like a wet paper bag. They'd touch her heart it would go all crazy. Its one very sick little enlarged heart.

Getting a chest x-ray. The cart out side is all the gowns, masks, gloves for the medical staff to keep on if they touch her to keep the gems out. The towers on the floor net to the tech are for the chest tubes drainage.

shes a little puffy but not to bad.

Her stats!! 95!!!! Had to fight back tears when I saw that. She used to stat 69 for a low 85 high on room air. AMAZING!

Her and all the meds.

12 hours or so after post op. perfect

Her heart rate dropped to 110 so they had the pacer on for a few hours last night.

her hands and feet are a little puffy.

Jessi my niece brought her some super cute hair clips. Misky has to wake up more to see what else =)

My little girl.

update 2

Just got an update. Shes going on the bypass machine now. Waiting for the heart to get to the hospital.

Melynda