On Tuesday morning we will be taking Grace in for the lab work, an X-ray, and some other tests as well as consult with the surgeon who will be performing the actual surgery. This begins at 11:00 AM and should take a few hours.
On Wednesday we will go to Children's Hospital in San Diego for the actual procedure. We will arrive at 7:30 AM for prep and the procedure will begin at 9:00 AM. From my experience with Jenn and the C-section last month they will start on time. The placement of the pacemaker should take about 2.5 hours which means Grace should be in recovery about 11:30 AM provided the surgery goes as anticipated.
Following the surgery Grace will stay in the hospital for a day or two before being released. The doctors are confident that the procedure should go fine. The larger concern is for bleeding and infection following the implanting of the pacemaker. There is almost no possibility for Grace needing blood but just to be on the safe side I am going to donate in order to have it on hand in the event it is necessary.
Below is a picture of our conversation with Grace concerning the procedure. As you can see she is taking the entire procedure very seriously and is thinking about the ramifications of having a pacemaker. She isn't too thrilled about having it done either but is glad that we'll be able to get this over with and move on with life.
She and we thank you for your prayers!
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Dave, Jen, and Grace - Forgot your email address at home, but wanted you to know we are praying for you today! May God heal the physical heart of the heart He has promised to save!
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