Now that the cath is done we thought we'd summarize what's coming up next. On Wednesday March 8th Riley will be admitted to UCSF in the early morning. They'll get him a bed and prep him for surgery that day (but fortunately take no more blood samples). His surgery is scheduled for the morning of Thursday March 9th. We expect him to be taken to the Pediatric Cardiology ICU on the 7th floor ("7 East") immediately post-op where he'll stay for a few days (if history is any guide). Then he'll be moved to the pediatric step-down unit right next door ("7 North"). He should be in the hospital for about two weeks.
Riley is having the Fontan, the third open heart surgery in a three-stage procedure. He had the first stage, called a BT shunt, a few days after he was born. Then in May 2004 he had the second procedure, called the Glenn. The procedures are designed to compensate for his single ventricle by routing oxygen poor blood away from his heart directly to his lungs. As a result, his heart will only need to do the job of pumping oxygen-rich blood to the rest of his body.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Recap of what's next
Posted by Ken Norton at 3/03/2006 02:01:00 PM
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3 comments:
Canada is waiting for the next blogspot to be posted. The best to you all.
Hey Jack, what do u think, another quilt going to be in the making when he gets through all this?
Love ya big guy.
Brenda
Glad I will be in SF for this third surgery. It was hard to be so far away (western NY) during the catherization. This blog helps all family members and friends stay connected. Riley's great aunts, and second cousins were all glued to the blog for updates yesterday.
Riley, you are my hero.
Grammy and Wayne
You'll be in my thoughts and prayers! Thank you for pointing me to this site. I'm anxious to follow Riley through his recovery. What a brave lil guy you have!
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