Surgery Update 2:30

Brycen has been through his CT scan and underwent surgery starting at 12:30. We are receiving hourly updates from a nurse in the room.

Today has been a good day so far. Dr. Imamura met with Christy and I just after the CT scan and the good news has already started flowing. Brycen definitely has coarctation of the aorta and there is NOT any interruption at all. We thought this was going to lead to the 9 Minute fix, but the Dr wants to make sure of the exact size of the coarctation to "patch" it instead of "balloon" it to make it stretch. So, he has been put on the bypass machine and the procedure will take several hours but as of our first update from nurse Richard everything is "textbook." Now if that doesn't make you think prayers aren't being answered, try this one out. Brycen was on schedule to have surgery at 12:00. Right as the Dr was ready to perform the incision and child on floor one had a life threatening emergency. Everyone in the operating room had to leave to take care of that child. We were expecting an hour delay, but God took care of the other child as well and Dr Imamura and staff were back and started at 12:30. God is present in Children's today!!!!!!

And more good news!!! We just got another update as I was typing and the actual coarctation is fixed. Brycen is starting to come off of the bypass machine and everything is still textbook. Now they will continue to monitor the heart through the incision and make sure all is well with his heart.

Keep the prayers and praises ascending!!!