Postop Day 1

Hudson is doing about as expected today.  He got to the CICU last night around 9 pm, and we finally got to see him around 11 pm.  God's peace was definitely with us...both Kelly and I thought we should be feeling more emotion than we were, but it all honestly seemed like a dream as we saw and touched our little boy.  The surgeon said the repair went well, and that the ventricular septal defect was a very difficult one to repair, but that he got the job done.  He said the coronary transfer was without issue, which is the most common postoperative complication.  We were very thankful that Dr. Pigula was able to close his chest (since it has to stay open in almost 1/2 of these cases for at least a couple of days).  Hudson will stay under anesthesia and muscle relaxer through tonight, and will start to wean anesthesia and possibly extubate tomorrow.  He is on some medicine now to keep his blood pressure up appropriately.  His blood pressure is a bit volatile, so please pray that this would stabilize soon.  He has three drains in place, and two that are still actively draining a moderate amount of blood.  Please pray that this bleeding would stop very soon.  His nurse today said that he is experiencing the "12 hour crash," which commonly occurs about 12 hours postop.  Please just pray that he would make much progress tonight, and be able to be extubated tomorrow.  We continue to be sustained beyond our understanding, and are very thankful for God's presence with us.  We know he is holding Hudson in his arms as well.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.