Sunday Afternoon

Bess and I are up here, just getting the latest on Dizzy. They had to completely paralyse him because he was fighting the vent, they also put him on some Nitric Oxide as well. His chest is still draining (though it has slowed, and his swelling, mostly in his head, has come down. The big news is that he is going to go for another heart catheter within the next 24 hours. They are now suspecting some sort of a obstruction in his Glenn (the area where they rerouted the blue blood to drain from his head & neck from the surgery they just did) as being the culprit. We were told that this would be the best case scenario for Andrew, just because it really seems to explain all the issues that came up yesterday, and there is also a good chance for a fix. The good thing is we have one of the leading Cath Dr.'s in the world performing this, the nurse said he is the absolute best in situations like this. Because of the possibility of Andrew having an infection (so far cultures are negative), and some other issues, this seems like it will be a bit more risky than a usual Cath. But the consensus is that right now, if it is an obstruction (possibly a clot, but looks more like scar tissue at the suture site) the risk of waiting are far greater than going in now. So keep him in your prayers, we will find out in the next few hours when the Cath will be. We are just praying that if they do find an obstruction, that it is something they can address with the Cath, and not have to open him up. We will update you all later. Thank you!