Clot...

Kaelyn came out of surgery last night around 8 pm. I spoke with Dr. Healey, he said that when he looked at her hepatic artery before trying to close her that he noticed the flow was very sluggish so he had ultrasound come in to the OR to take a look. By the time they got there the flow had stopped completely. So he did a complete revision of her hepatic artery. He took a portion of donor artery (the same donor that she received her liver from) and made a new connection. After he did this there was good blood flow. He almost closed her, leaving just a small portion of the abdomen open. He didn't want to put too much pressure on any of the organs by closing her all of the way. He suspects that she does in fact have a clotting disorder. So he is going to consult with the hematologists to see if they have any suggestions on keeping her arteries clear.

This morning ultrasound came in and found that it looked like the artery may be blocked once again. I have not heard what Dr. Healey would like to do. He really wants to give her time out of the OR to stablize, but with the likelihood of another clot I don't know what he will do. Last night when she came out of the OR she spiked a fever and her blood pressure dropped pretty dramatically. Her nurse said that it took a good chunk of the night to get her to stablize her pressures. But she is fine now, she does still have a fever. But that is not out of the ordinary for someone that has been in the OR so many times.

Please pray for Kaelyn...

Angie