The time finally came for Olivia to have her heart procedure, last Tuesday at 1pm. It turned out to be a perfect time for all of us; both my mother and grandmother, and Brad's family was there for support. I have to say, Olivia is one hell of a child. She did absolutely wonderful! Better than Brad and I did for sure. With what we were up against going into the day and up until the procedure, we could have easily had a cranky baby. Seriously, who makes a baby fast?! The only thing we could give her was Pedialyte from 5am until 11am. We thought for sure that she would refuse it and go crazy, but after a few gags and snares, she took it like a champ. She was totally chill the entire morning. Even when we arrived at Children's and got checked in, she was cool. The doctor was surprised at how calm and relaxed she seemed. He said that by the time most babies get checked in they are super fussy. But not Olivia, she was just hanging out observing everything around her, playing with her toys.
Four hours later, we finally got to go see her in recovery. She was still asleep, waking periodically very groggy and congested from the anestesia. We were able to take her home later that night so she could sleep in her own bed. She recovered very well. A little hole in the crease of her thigh and some congestion from the anestesia and breathing tubes were all that she had to recover from. The incision healed up very nicely in a couple of days with mild tenderness, and although she is still raspy, her congestion has cleared up quite a bit. The doctor said he was very pleased with the procedure and feels that she may never have to undergo it again. She went from a 40% gradient blood flow from each side of the valve, to a 10% gradient, which is very good. We are very blessed to have such a wonderful child that is so happy and easy going, and such a loving family to be there for us and Olivia during this time.
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