Thanks to all who have been praying for Mike. He came through open heart surgery successfully on Thursday, October 22nd. His aortic valve was repaired (he was born with a birth defect that progressively worsened over the course of years). He came home on Monday afternoon, only 4 days after the surgery and was on the road to recovery. Unfortunately, he develop pericarditis, which is the retention of fluid and inflation of the pericardium around the heart. So, he was admitted to the hospital again on Thursday--one week after his surgery. They changed his meds and sent him back home on Saturday. Hopefully this time it's for good!
He's doing extremely well, considering what he's been through. He's pretty thin though (weighing 138 pounds).
Here's a pic taken yesterday evening of his chest. It look pretty good for 11 days post-op I think. The two slits beneath the long incision are from where his chest tubes were inserted.
2 comments:
Oh, poor Mikey. We were praying for him. Alot. So grateful it has turned out well for him. Just sorry he had to go thru it at all!
I want to hug him! I prayed that his recovery time would be fast!! Thank the Lord!! :)
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