Dr. Moront showed up here about an hour ago (4 o'clock). He is the heart surgeon who will be doing the operation on Tobias. He has an opening about noon tomorrow. Just to recap, the surgery involves clamping off the ductus which failed to close at birth and is currently allowing blood to flow in directions it shouldn't. This is causing additional strain on the heart and on the lungs. The expectation is that after the surgery, Toby will have 2 or 3 days of recovery during which he will be "sicker" again. But then he should be able to improve more rapidly, including beginning to be weaned off the vent in time. There are all the usual risks of surgery plus a couple specific to this procedure. And the same God ruling over every detail.
The past few days here in the NICU have been good ones. His nurse describes Toby as "a different baby from last week." He has been able to sail through procedures and interactions which formerly would have been stressful for him. He has also gained some more weight and now is 2 lbs 8 ounces. One nurse told me that she thinks surgery will not be as difficult for him now as it would have been had it occurred earlier. We are thankful for the confidence we can have that God's timing is perfect.
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