Surgery in the Morning

Lynnea will have another heart surgery tomorrow (Monday) morning at 7am. Dr. St. Louis plans on reconstructing the part of her aortic arch that is still a bit too narrow, as well as repositioning the aorta slightly so that it is not pushing against her pulmonary vein (I learned the other day that Lynnea only has one pulmonary vein, not two, like most people. . . just an interesting little tidbit). His hope is that, by moving the aorta, the blood flow in the pulmonary vein will no longer be blocked, which would eliminate the need for him to reconstruct the pulmonary vein in the future (he says that if it needs to be reconstructed, he would be able to do it during her next surgery, which should be the Glenn procedure). He expects the surgery to take about four hours. She will be placed on partial bypass, which is significantly less risky than complete bypass. Overall, the procedure is relatively minor compared to some of the other surgeries that she has had, and Dr. St. Louis expects it to go well. I will keep everyone updated throughout the day tomorrow.