Into the OR

We were just told that they will be taking Lynnea back to the OR in a few minutes. The stitches that Dr. St. Louis put in during the night to stop the bleeding were effective, but he doesn't like where he had to put them. He will need to replace them and do some more repair work on her aorta, specifically the area where her PDA used to be. He's not sure whether or not he is going to take the stitches out and continue to restructure her aorta right now, or whether he wants to wait a day to let her continue to gain some strength before he attempts anything else because for the moment she is stable. The concern that he has about waiting for another day is that the pressure in the right side of her heart (her good side) is higher than he would like, and he is afraid that if he waits, it may cause more damage to her heart. As always, I will continue to update this as we learn more, and as decisions are made.