6 Weeks

It's 6 weeks today since Hannah had her op. We're still in ICU, she's still on the repirator & dialysis & still has one drain. Not exactly where we'd imagined we'd be at this stage. It has certainly been a bumpy road thus far, with many highs & lows, & no doubt many more to come. But through it all we have seen God at work, pulling her through each crisis, keeping her free from infection & giving us the strength we need. We have been drawn closer to Him, constantly brought to our knees before Him in total surrender, reminded that human strength & wisdom are completely inferior to His.

Hannah's condition continues to be stable. Her white cell count remained low following the pause in antibiotics. We are still waiting on the results of the cultures, but it looks like good news. After consulting with the renal dr she was recommenced on the Vancomyacin in her dialysis fluid to just make sure the bacteria is gone there.

The cardiac surgeon came by & said they would like to wait 3 weeks before doing the Glenn procedure (second stage op) & fix valve at the same time, but also need to time it for while she is at her strongest, the longer they wait the high the risk of her suddenly going backwards & missing the window of oportunity, so it's a day by day decision. If they can't wait, then it means they will probably fix the valve & then do the Glenn at a later stage. The Glenn procedure would take a lot of pressure/workload off the heart which hopefully would improve Hannah's condition.

Pray:
* for wisdom for the Drs in determining the right time for the op & whether to do the Glenn or just fix the valve.
* that Hannah would continue to stay strong & do well, & if possible even improve in condition.