Here is a little picture of a heart with a VSD. Many of you have asked me what the "patch" will be made of that is going to fill in the hole in Abby's heart. Well, instead of Gore-tex (which is often used because it doesn't break down -- I'm sure our landfills love the stuff!), our surgeon uses the pericardium -- a fluid filled sack that surrounds the heart. I love that Abby will have some of her own tissue filling in that hole, along with a few slippery stitches that "slide right through the heart" our surgeon said. The surgery should take 3-4 hours if all goes well. Seeing that Abby is a small baby with a large hole, the big concern is that she doesn't get "heart block" as a result of nicking the "electrical center" of the heart that runs right along where the patch will be sewn. The hard thing is that the surgeon won't know if she's hit it until Abby is closed up and recovering. The good news is that even if it does get nicked, 95% of the time, it resolves itself. Still, this is our biggest concern and prayer request at this time.
Grant, Jill and Abby,
ReplyDeleteWe are excited to be involved as prayer warriors for Abby's surgery as well as her general health. We will be praying for you as parents, also, in the many ways you may be tempted to forget God's faithfulness and providential care. We rejoice that God IS faithful in all our trials.
We love you.
Milton and Lain
Jill & Grant - thanks for doing the blog. It will let us know how to pray for Abby "real time" :) Love you guys!
ReplyDeleteJill and Grant...we are praying for you all from across the country! I will pray for the surgeon's hands to be God's very own. I will pray for God's favor to be on Abby and for Him to establish the work of the surgeon's hands to His glory. We are grateful for the blog...thank you for including us on this journey!! Blessings upon blessings friends!!
ReplyDelete- Beverly and Todd...and the gang.