Back to surgery tomorrow

Kaelyn needs to go back into surgery tomorrow. She is having some bleeding and her patch that is covering her wound is not holding. Her abdomen in more distended today, probably from excess fluid and the liver being enlarged. So the patch is being stretched past its limit and is starting to open a little. So Dr. Healey will take her back in tomorrow to investigate where the bleeding is coming from and clean up any fluid pockets he can find. One good thing is that they will be able to close her, or atleast close her a little more.

Yesterday was quite an eventful day. She had her ultrasound in the morning and we discovered that the flow in her arteries was much less, if not even unmeasurable. So later that day they took her in for a CT scan to see if they could find the flow. Thank heavens they did, the right side is still blocked but the left side was showing flow. Dr. Healey is still concerned that it has slowed down though because the ultrasound could not pick it up. Where the last few they have been able to find it right away. So, unfortunately we are back in the waiting game to see what will be the results of slowed arterial flow. Dr. Healey speculated a few different scenarios: One, it could be total Deja Vu from the last liver (not wanted). Two,we could have one good side with working bile ducts and one bad side that would eventually be resected but leave a healthy working liver (better choice than one). Or three, optimistically all could resolve and the bile ducts could be healthy and well and everything working good (best choice, but least likely). So we wait to see what the liver will do.

Hopefully all will go well in surgery tomorrow and she comes back completely closed. She would be so much more comfortable. Even though she is sitting up in bed and playing with toys. It would be great to have her running. One thing I have learned (at least tried) is patience. And the knowlege that God is there every step of the way.

Love,

Angie