Little Heart Family: Surgery Day

Friday, February 17, 2012

Surgery Day

After several delays, Clayton headed back to the OR around 11am this morning. At about 1pm we met with Dr. Hanley who said the anesthesia part was just about complete and that he would be heading into the OR soon to start with the surgery. He hopes to be done around 4pm, but it will probably be later this evening before we can see him. It takes a while to get him transferred and settled into the CVICU. Thanks for all your prayers today. We're hoping things go as smoothly as possible for Clayton.

3 comments:

LaniFebruary 17, 2012 at 5:52 PM
Sending you all healing thoughts and prayers.
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KimFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Glad to see that all is well with the surgery!! First prayer answered...and now they continue! Love you all!!
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KirkFebruary 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM
Lots of Prayers to YOU!
WE LOVE YOU!
from Mrs. Kirk and all your
Acorn Ridge Pre-K friends
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

From http://www.mayoclinic.org/hlhs/

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is an abnormality in which the left side of the heart (left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta) is severely underdeveloped. The condition is congenital (present at birth).

When the left-side heart structures are underdeveloped, the right side of the heart must pump blood to both the lungs and to the rest of the body. In the womb, a baby's body receives oxygen-rich blood through a communication (connection) called the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). After birth, the PDA spontaneously begins to close. An undeveloped heart cannot pump efficiently enough to support life and that is when a baby with HLHS gets very sick. Without treatment, the defect is usually fatal within the first several days of life.