katie1234
Well-known member
My mom is now sleeping in the ICU after her successful surgery today! She had her mitral and aortic valves replaced, 1 bypass, and a PFO repair.
The surgery seemed to last about six hours. We were allowed to see her about one hour after she was brought into the ICU. She was actually semi-awake by that time- and trying to remove her breathing tube. After about an hour and a half of that, they were able to remove the tube!
The next time we were allowed in to see her, she had an oxygen mask on and was talking to us. I was really surprised that she was able to talk. She asked how it went, and then grilled us to make sure that we weren't lying and that she really did make it and is going to be okay. She also asked my brother not to mess up her hair, which was awesome to hear her say.
When we left, the nurse gave her some more morphine and said that it should help her sleep through the night. I hope she gets some good sleep. We are so grateful for everyone's prayers, good thoughts, and kind words (don't hesitate to keep them coming
). I will update tomorrow.
Thank you so much,
Katie
The surgery seemed to last about six hours. We were allowed to see her about one hour after she was brought into the ICU. She was actually semi-awake by that time- and trying to remove her breathing tube. After about an hour and a half of that, they were able to remove the tube!
The next time we were allowed in to see her, she had an oxygen mask on and was talking to us. I was really surprised that she was able to talk. She asked how it went, and then grilled us to make sure that we weren't lying and that she really did make it and is going to be okay. She also asked my brother not to mess up her hair, which was awesome to hear her say.
When we left, the nurse gave her some more morphine and said that it should help her sleep through the night. I hope she gets some good sleep. We are so grateful for everyone's prayers, good thoughts, and kind words (don't hesitate to keep them coming
). I will update tomorrow. Thank you so much,
Katie
