Today has been an exhausting day. Mom was in surgery from 9:30AM- 5:30PM. We are exhausted. It went well for all that was done. Dr. Bansal decided to open her chest to be sure there was no infection. He found nothing and was very pleased with how her chest looked. What a miracle!! Basically what they did is flipped the left side of her abs over the Pump and outflow line. This muscle will serve as an extra layer of protection to protect the pump from infection. They left a wound pump on her chest to help close her skin. In a few days, they will most likely go back in and do a skin graft to close the skin on Mom’s chest. Tonight, Dr Bansal is letting Mom rest and leaving the ventilator in. Tomorrow morning, they will try to extubate her. Please pray there are no complications and she is able to be extubated easily and quickly.
Mom’s recovery will certainly be slowed due to this surgery. She will have muscle weakness on her left side due to the lack of muscle there. She will be limited in therapy due to having her sternum opened and I know she’s going to be bummed out by that. Please pray that she is given extra strength to make it through the coming weeks. I don’t know this for sure, but I would imagine she will be heading back to inpatient rehab once she leaves the hospital. Please pray that the Lord opens the doors to that if it’s needed. Our family is overwhelmed and just plain tired. We are so sad for Mom but SO thankful for all the miracles that we saw this week. Dr Bansal flat told us that it would be nothing short of a miracle if there was no infection. Well, here we are... infection free. God is faithful. He’s SO GOOD and He never stops surprising me. I’m in awe of His works tonight. Please continue to pray for Mom. Your prayers are heard and are being answered. We are more thankful for you than you will ever know.
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