Preparing for Surgery - Part two

 Maisy goes in for surgery tomorrow and it is starting to feel real. Maisy had a pre-op appointment on Friday morning at 7am in Denver. We went down and they did all kinds of procedures to prepare for surgery. We met Dr. Kennedy, who will be the primary surgeon on the case. He is from Texas and was dressed like a true cowboy. He was very nice and after he had explained some stuff to us about surgery, he asked if we could say a prayer together. He gave us a paper to sign that was consent for surgery. He had written out the risks and we noticed that he had beautiful penmanship- just the kind of steady hand we want for our baby's surgery.

I was asked about  reservations going into surgery. I can honestly say that at this point my reservations are all related to the normal reservations that any mother would have. The doctors told us exactly what to expect and I feel a lot of peace about everyone we are working with.

As you can see on the last post, Maisy is having to work really hard when she breaths. There are some things that are hard to record or share on a blog, but just listening to her heart through a stethescope is a compelling reason to do surgery. Maisy's heart is so loud and instead of hearing a beat it just sounds like a loud swooshing (almost like a baby's ultrasound heartbeat in utero). The surgeon confirmed that these types of holes don't usually close on their own. If we were to wait until she is 2, there would be so much damage that she would probably need a heart transplant.

So. Yeah, it is scary. Really scary. But I physically feel the love and prayers of others and I know that I would never be asked to do something that I couldn't handle. I can handle this. My guiding light right now is thinking of where we will all be in a week. Maisy is going to be okay and not only will she be okay, but she'll be better than ever. Wish us luck. I'll be updating my blog as we get updates from the hospital. Maisy goes to the operating room at 7:30am