This morning I managed to get out of bed and out the door with Ki and his overnight nurse and all of his gear with enough time to make our 6am check-in at Mpls Children's. Ki was taken to the OR at about 8am and surgery started at 8:55am. By 10am the surgeon had come to give me a report. He was doing well post-procedure. For those who are interested today consisted of a "revision of right parietal VP shunt with replacement of ventricular catheter". Basically, the catheter from the ventricle to the shunt was plugged, and while it was still functioning a little bit, it wasn't enough to do the job it needed to do. If this issue continues to occur the neurosurgeon will consider an alternate placement of the catheter. One thing that happens every time he has surgery is that they cover him with warming blankets when they're done. No matter how often I tell them he's really warm and doesn't need it, they still do it. *shrug* So... we spent the better part of the afternoon trying to bring his temp back down. Icepacks and some meds have finally done the trick. He is currently getting a continuous feed through his g-tube, but oral feedings are being withheld for now. Tomorrow we should be able to resume his normal feeding schedule, and I am hopeful we will also be able to discharge sometime in the afternoon. They will perform a scan of his brain to make sure everything looks good. If it does, and he's physically doing well, we should be able to get out of here. Thankfully he has rested well. Praying that continues through the night. Unrelated to Ki and his surgery... today is the 18th anniversary of the second time Tim and I said "I Do". I love you, Tim! Hopefully next year we can celebrate together...
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