Ryleigh is out of surgery, they took her off bypass to monitor her heart and now she is back on for the duration of recovery. Surgery went well, some minor complications occurred requiring them to make a small hole in one chamber to help lower her blood pressure which may need closure later or it may close by itself, her electrolytes were off and a few other things, so she will be on multiple heavy drips. Her good valve is leaking, and will need a procedure down the road.
All in all they are pleased with the outcome, next critical step will be transport from OR to her picu room as they switch her life-support twice, which will occur in the next hour. Then the next 12 hours will determine if her heart will have any failures or issues. After those two milestones the next one will be to monitor her heart and body systems until her chest is closed, which should be closed on/by Friday. She's stable at the moment. Hoping she continues. She will be sedated to a degree for the next 3 days until chest is closed. Then under mild sedation, they will remove the tube down her throat and we can begin to see how she does off life support. Her cardiologist says we are 50% out of the woods. It will be a long 3 days coming.
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