{"id":1590,"date":"2012-03-12T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T02:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2012-03-12T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T02:59:42","slug":"week-20-day-7-continued-post-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/2012\/03\/12\/week-20-day-7-continued-post-op\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 20 – Day 7 Continued …. Post OP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you very much to everyone that has been posting positive messages, and praying and cheering for Brendan’s well being. It meant a lot to Bill and I to feel like we were not alone in the waiting room, we are glad that we were able to share the story as it unfolded. Isn’t technology great?
\nWe are very grateful to Gramma for being so supportive and giving us total security that Trevor is safe and happy while we go through this.<\/p>\n

Brendan has impressed the doctors so far, they expected his immediate post-op to be a bit rockier. They found his sweet spot quickly and have kept him nice and stable. His nurse\/doctor\/surgery team has been fabulous.
\nHere is the tricky part though – in the 6-8 hours after a heart\/lung bypass machine, the body can struggle with the static\/ion change in the blood from being outside the body. They call it “the slump” here. He is almost past that and is adjusting well. But in order to safely carry him through that, they have kept him heavily sedated and total paralyzed so that he can’t even breathe on his own, it is all done by the machines right now.<\/p>\n

Soon tonight, they will start to wean the paralytic and he will start to breathe on his own over the vent. At that point, his body may naturally fight the high CO2 levels they are trying to keep him on and they will have to counter with different drugs. He may have airway compression issues so they could have to increase the pressure support, but that fights the new flow pattern of the blood in his body. It will be all about finding a balance – they really need to extubate him as soon as they can in order for the new circulation to work.
\nJust being able to move again, no matter how many pain meds they keep him on, will create new challenges. And when they allow him to finally be awake – lookout! He is going to be one hot-tempered Brendan and tell us all about it! <\/p>\n

This was me holding Brendan this morning before surgery. That already feels like last week!! It was such a long day.
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These next pictures are difficult to look at, although I am told that it will get worse. Tomorrow will be the worst day for post-operative swelling and he could balloon up pretty badly. Right now, he is looking pretty good, nice color all things considered, just COVERED in wires. Pictures start with a close up and then go to a wider and wider and wider view to see all the equipment and his room and the window with the beautiful view of the airport in front of the mountains.<\/p>\n

Brendan Post-OP 1<\/a>
\nBrendan Post-OP 2<\/a>
\nBrendan Post-OP 3<\/a>
\nBrendan Post-OP 4<\/a>
\nBrendan Post-OP 5<\/a>
\nBrendan Post-OP 6<\/a><\/p>\n

We will continue to hope that he impresses the doctors more every day with his recovery. We can’t wait to get him through this painful time and back to being snuggled again. I will be staying overnight with him tonight, Bill will stay with him tomorrow and then we will go from there. <\/p>\n

Tomorrow I will post Trevor pictures that Gramma took today. I miss that hilarious bundle of cuddles today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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