Update.....

Ok, so we have had some technical glitches with the Ol'blog. The hospitals wireless network blocks me from getting to the blog as the same for where we are staying, so that is the reason for the delayed updates. Anyways here is the summary of the past few days.....

Tuesday - Colin had a heart MRI and Cath. The cath took approximately 3.5 hours as they did a lot of balloooning of the arteries to the upper left lung. It went well and was successful per the Dr. They were also able to gather all the information needed to determine the surgery for Thursday. Here is a picture from the recovery from the cath..

Wednesday - A day of recovery and meeting with the Dr's. We met with Dr. Bacha, who will be completing the surgery. The plan is to connect the lower left lung to the heart and change out the current conduit that is in place as it has a severe leak. They are also going to rearrange some of the plumbing to the lungs to help the flow to them. The goal of all of this is to reduce the pressure in the Right Ventricle because it very enlarged.

Today - Colin was taken into surgery around 7:30 and has been there since. We heard from the nurses that they have started cutting open his chest. This was the last update received and the next update will be when he goes onto the heart lung machine....... Stay tuned.....