Final Update

Surgery is done. It was a little quicker than we expected which is a good thing. We have spoken to Dr Eliason so we have a small update on how surgery went before we go back to see Broc in recovery and then PICU.

The top picture on the left is what they did in his previous surgery in 2012. The top right is the new patch that they put in today over the blockage. The bottom picture is where they split the blocked area and what it looked like once they opened him up. There was not really scar tissue as you would expect scar tissue to look like it was more that the artery just closed for some reason and never grew with his artery as his body grew and that is where the blockage came from.

The sad news is that his left saphinous vein is almost completely blocked.They are not sure why as it was not like that in 2011. There was only a small segment of 4cm that they could use from his saphinous vein and that was from the calf so he has an incision on his calf on the left leg as well now as the new incision in his right leg.

The issue now with the left vein being blocked for no reason causes for concern so they will start genetic testing to see if Broc has some underlying clotting disorder. They are willing to do that testing while we are here because if he needs another revision of this surgery later on down the road they will know if they are dealing with another clotting issue. The other problem now with having no viable saphinous vein left is that if he needs another revision down the road they will have to look for veins in his arms. Those can only be used when he is a teenager or much much bigger.

He did notice that his blood pressure is very different from the last time he had surgery in 2012. He said that there is a big difference between the 2 numbers. The good news is that his pulse in his right leg is now stronger than the pulse in his left leg.

That is all the information we have for now. We will know more as the days go on and also after they do his angiogram in a couple days to see his blood flow.

We are hoping that he will be extubated by the time we see him in PICU. They will be monitoring his blood pressure very closely as well as his eosinaphil levels.

Thank you for all your support and love today. If anything new comes up I will be sure to write an update.