Surgery on Friday

We spoke with our cardiologist (Dr. Puchalski) today and he advised us what the team thought was the best path to go. Instead of choosing surgery #1 or #2 below, they want to try and buy some time. If they had to make a decision right now they would choose the single ventricle route. However, they think that by fixing the coartaction and banding the pulmonary artery, they may be able to get the right ventricle to grow enough to where Meredith would be able to have a two-ventricle heart. After her surgery on Friday, Meredith should have a recovery period of about 2 weeks, depending on how she is doing. Then we would come back in 5-6 months for the big operation, with recovery times being closer to a month.

-Chip