Life as a Wife

They just took Robert down for his procedure. The doctor said it usually takes 2-3 hours. I think we will get an update in an hour, then in 30-minute intervals after that. Please lift our little boy before his heavenly Father.

2:38 UPDATE: The nurse just came in to say that they have just begun inserting the catheter in his leg and Robert is doing great. He is anesthetized and intubated but everything is going great so far. We should hear more in about an hour.

3:34 UPDATE: The doctor has successfully navigated the balloon to the valve and is in the process of inflating it as we speak. Robert has been doing great and there have been no clinical changes in his status. The doctor thinks he will be finished in 30 minutes so we should be getting another update at four. Please keep praying. This is the most dangerous part of the procedure.

4:02 UPDATE: The doctor has completed the valvuloplasty procedure and is happy with the results. He has done some imaging of the repaired valve and it looks very good. He is going to take one more picture then remove the catheter and sheath and dress the incision in Robert’s leg. The nurse is expecting him to be brought back up top his room in the next 20-30 minutes and there he will be awakened and extubated. They’ll want to monitor him for a little while and it’s looking like we’ll get to go see him in 45 minutes to an hour.

Please pray that the repair will be effective for the long term, that the repaired valve won’t leak too much, that Robert will recover quickly, and that no complications arise. Thank you all for your continued prayer labor.